Is rent for college student tax deductible?

[tanyadismuke]

My daughter lives in an off campus apartment at college. She is 200 miles from our home, Is her rent tax deductible as a college expense?

[jerry2000 · Accepted solution]

No, it is not.
You will find a good list of what is and is not a qualified education expense in IRS Pub. 970,
Tax Benefits for Education at this link;
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf

[jmorrisc2]

I have a daughter doing the same with college & off campus rent, can she claim the california renters credit on her state return? We claim her as a dependent and she worked part time during the school year. Thanks