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No, you aren't eligible for the federal education credit(s). An eligible student is defined as a student who:
Additional information: What education tax credits are available?
Yes, probably. Halftime or more and the degree seeking requirements do not apply to the LLC (Reference: https://www.eitc.irs.gov/other-refundable-credits-toolkit/compare-education-credits/compare-educatio...)
The ability of the parent of a high school student to claim the credit or deduction is limited. If these courses are provided by an eligible college, this cost qualifies for the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC). The school must have policy of granting college credit for that course, already taken, if the student ever enrolls there. In other words, it is a requirement that the course be a college credit course, even if the student isn't currently a college student. It’s not that the student is post secondary, it’s that the course is post secondary. Books are not a qualifying expense, unless included in the course fee.
Alternatively, such courses now qualify for the Tuition & Fees deduction, instead of the LLC, but only if tuition is paid to the college and not the high school. (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/education/edlife/now-deduct-this.html?_r=0 ).
High school students are not usually eligible for the more generous American Opportunity Credit (AOC), unless they are officially enrolled as a degree candidate. There's also the half time or more rule for the AOC
I don't want to claim the AOC or LLC, I just want to know if I can claim the tuition deduction since she IS a fulltime student, but not a fulltime (or halftime) college student. Turbotax is telling me I can.
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