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If my spring semester tuition was paid in December 2020 can I claim it in 2021 taxes?

 
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KrisD15
Employee Tax Expert

If my spring semester tuition was paid in December 2020 can I claim it in 2021 taxes?

No, 

Payments can only be claimed in the year they were paid. 

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Hal_Al
Level 15

If my spring semester tuition was paid in December 2020 can I claim it in 2021 taxes?

No, but you coulda claimed it on your 2020 tax return, even though it was "for" 2021.

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