I am a fulltime graduate student who is employed as teaching assistant. I received a W2 and had taxable income. When I go to the student section, it says I am not eligible to receive an education tax credit but only mentions the American Opportunity and not the Lifetime Learning Credit. I should be eligible for it.
To clarify, did you enter education expenses and go through the entire education interview?
Also, do you have a tax liability? The Lifetime Learning Credit would not be an option unless you had tax liability to which the credit could be applied.
You cannot get the American Opportunity Tax Credit if you are a grad student, but you might get the Lifetime Learning Credit. However, the LLC is NON-refundable. It can only be used to reduce your tax liability. If you do not have a tax liability, the credit does not do anything for you.
LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT
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