Do I qualify for AOC Educational Credit if I got my Bachelor's Degree back in my home country and now working towards different degree in USA?

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I have tuition expenses and trying to navigate tax breaks.

[MinhT · Accepted solution]

If you have already completed four or more years of post-secondary education (whether in the U.S. or abroad), you are not eligible for the American Opportunity Tax credit.

Here are the conditions of eligibility:

To be eligible for AOTC, the student must:

• Be pursuing a degree or other recognized education credential
• Be enrolled at least half time for at least one academic period* beginning in the tax year
• Not have finished the first four years of higher education at the beginning of the tax year
• Not have claimed the AOTC or the former Hope credit for more than four tax years
• Not have a felony drug conviction at the end of the tax year