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Yes - you will enter the school's information and there will be a box you can mark if your situation meets one of the exceptions:
See Q & A #18-19 You can still claim the AOTC if you did not receive a Form 1098-T because the school is not required to provide you a Form 1098-T if:
Be sure to keep records that show the student was enrolled and the amount of paid qualified tuition and related expenses. You may need to send copies if the IRS contacts you regarding your claim of the credit.
After saying you don't have a 1098-T, In the TurboTax (TT) interview, answer yes when asked if you qualify for an exception. That will get you the screens to make you entries.
The American Opportunity Credit (AOTC) is 100% of the first $2000 of expenses and 25% of the next $2000. It is 40% refundable. You are only allowed to claim the AOTC four times in your undergrad career. Times that your parents may have claimed it, on your education, while you were a dependent, count against you four times.
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