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If they meet all the qualifications you can claim the education credits/deductions. In particular, the student must be enrolled at least half-time and they must be pursing a degree for some of the credits.
Q. can we claim the tax break for college tuition?
A. Yes, probably. They do not need to be half time or a degree candidate.
But, the ability of the parent of a high school student to claim the education credit is limited. If these courses are provided by an eligible college, this cost qualifies for the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC). The school must have policy of granting college credit for that course, already taken, if the student ever enrolls there. In other words, it is a requirement that the course be a college credit course, even if the student isn't currently a college student. It’s not that the student is post-secondary, it’s that the course is post secondary. Books are not a qualifying expense, unless included in the course fee. You must have paid tuition to the college and not the high school in order to claim the expenses on your return. This usually means the college must issue a form 1098-T.
High school students are not usually eligible for the more generous American Opportunity Credit, unless they are officially enrolled as a degree candidate and half time or more.
Does this apply to New York State as well - Form IT-272? TurboTax Premier says:
New York offers tax breaks only for undergraduate college tuition.
Was <name> an undergraduate student in 2024? Yes/No
So if I get a form 1098-T and its a college credit course and my dependent is in high school full time, does NY allow a deduction? can I answer Yes to the above question?
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Yes. It looks very broad and would qualify on surface level. NY College tuition credit states:
You are entitled to this credit or deduction if:
FAQ #8 @ https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/income/2007/pub10w.pdf
Q: Does an eligible student have to be enrolled in a degree program or attend college full-time to
qualify for the college tuition credit or itemized deduction?
A: No, the eligible student does not have to be enrolled in a degree program or attend
full-time for the tuition expenses to qualify
here's the most recent version of that doc I could find. It says:
the eligible student does not have to be enrolled in a degree program or attend full-time for
the tuition expenses to qualify.
https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/income/2009/pub10w.pdf
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