My wife has a under grad degree from another country, can I still use her 1098-T from current year to qualify for American Opportunity Tax credit? (Tax return 2019)

[deepal2144]

My wife did her bachelors degree from foreign country and now she is pursuing her graduate (masters) degree in USA. Can I use her 1098-T from this year to qualify for american opportunity tax credit ? Although she has a 4 year college degree from another country I have never used her previous education to claim American opportunity tax credit.

[pk]

@deepal2144 ,  tell TurboTax that you are filing Married Filing Joint and that you have 1098-T  for the spouse.  Then answer all the questions-- it  will walk through  the form fill-out and  compute the best option for you.  American Opportunity Credit is  only for the  first four years of  post secondary  students-- but there are other credits available .

Good luck

[deepal2144]

I know that I am eligible for other credit like Lifetime Learning Credit  but I want to check if I am eligible for american opportunity credit since the credit is higher.

[NCperson]

no; you already completed 4 years of college. 

[pk]

@deepal2144  as both @NCperson  and I have mentioned , AOC is  ONLY for the first four years of Post-Secondary schooling.  It is not a question of if it has been used , it is ONLY for Under-graduate work.   Sorry

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