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If the daughter is a full-time student for at least 5 months out of the year, you can claim her as a dependent and deduct all of her qualified education expenses (whether paid by you or not).
See the following from IRS Publication 501:
See the following from IRS Publication 970:
Who Can Claim the Credit?
Generally, you can claim the American opportunity credit if all three of the following requirements are met.
Note.
Qualified education expenses paid by a dependent for whom you claim an exemption, or by a third party for that dependent, are considered paid by you.
If the daughter is a full-time student for at least 5 months out of the year, you can claim her as a dependent and deduct all of her qualified education expenses (whether paid by you or not).
See the following from IRS Publication 501:
See the following from IRS Publication 970:
Who Can Claim the Credit?
Generally, you can claim the American opportunity credit if all three of the following requirements are met.
Note.
Qualified education expenses paid by a dependent for whom you claim an exemption, or by a third party for that dependent, are considered paid by you.
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