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I paid $3,745.75 to attend a course at Rutgers Business School. It was a 5-day, accelerated Mini-MBA for Digital Marketing. Does that qualify as a deduction? credit?

My job did not reimburse me.
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PatriciaV
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I paid $3,745.75 to attend a course at Rutgers Business School. It was a 5-day, accelerated Mini-MBA for Digital Marketing. Does that qualify as a deduction? credit?

It depends. To be deductible, your expenses must be for education that either maintains or improves your job skills, or is required by your employer or by law to keep your salary, status or job. Expenses to learn a new trade or job aren't deductible.

Eligible education expenses you pay related to your present work as an employee may be deductible as a miscellaneous itemized deduction subject to the 2% rule.

See the instructions on where to enter here:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4800418

Since you were not a full-time student seeking an undergraduate degree, you would not qualify for the American Opportunity Tax Credit. However, you may qualify for the Lifetime Learning Credit. Read more about this here: Who is eligible for the Lifetime Learning Credit?

[revised 2/19/18 with regard to education credits]

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PatriciaV
Expert Alumni

I paid $3,745.75 to attend a course at Rutgers Business School. It was a 5-day, accelerated Mini-MBA for Digital Marketing. Does that qualify as a deduction? credit?

It depends. To be deductible, your expenses must be for education that either maintains or improves your job skills, or is required by your employer or by law to keep your salary, status or job. Expenses to learn a new trade or job aren't deductible.

Eligible education expenses you pay related to your present work as an employee may be deductible as a miscellaneous itemized deduction subject to the 2% rule.

See the instructions on where to enter here:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4800418

Since you were not a full-time student seeking an undergraduate degree, you would not qualify for the American Opportunity Tax Credit. However, you may qualify for the Lifetime Learning Credit. Read more about this here: Who is eligible for the Lifetime Learning Credit?

[revised 2/19/18 with regard to education credits]

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PatriciaV
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I paid $3,745.75 to attend a course at Rutgers Business School. It was a 5-day, accelerated Mini-MBA for Digital Marketing. Does that qualify as a deduction? credit?

@italianchick99 See revised answer above.
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