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Whoever claims you as a dependent is eligible for the education credits. Most likely your parent is claiming the education benefits or is claiming you.
Unless you provide over half your own support (IRS SUPPORT TEST https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf) since you are a full time student your parents are most likely eligible to claim you as a dependent.
If nobody is claiming you, and you are eligible to claim yourself you then can claim the education credits. Did you get a 1098-T from your university? You enter that and other school expenses and any scholarships, grants. All payments are reduced by any 1099-Q's you received. Do not double dip.
If someone else is eligible to claim you as a dependent and they choose not to, you are only eligible for the education credits as a reduction of your tax liability.
So speak to whomever claims you as a dependent...
If you feel you are eligible then in the search box type 1098-T and select jump to that section of the interview. Enter your 1098-T exactly as received. There is a pulldown box under box 2 if the amount you paid for tuition is greater than listed on the 1098-T. You enter room and board on subsequent screens and scholarships and grants (1099Q is only entered if it is in excess of tuition). Then after all the entries, keep going to you get to a screen about education credits and make sure you hit the button "maximize my education credits".
TT should walk you through the process.
Whoever claims you as a dependent is eligible for the education credits. Most likely your parent is claiming the education benefits or is claiming you.
Unless you provide over half your own support (IRS SUPPORT TEST https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf) since you are a full time student your parents are most likely eligible to claim you as a dependent.
If nobody is claiming you, and you are eligible to claim yourself you then can claim the education credits. Did you get a 1098-T from your university? You enter that and other school expenses and any scholarships, grants. All payments are reduced by any 1099-Q's you received. Do not double dip.
If someone else is eligible to claim you as a dependent and they choose not to, you are only eligible for the education credits as a reduction of your tax liability.
So speak to whomever claims you as a dependent...
If you feel you are eligible then in the search box type 1098-T and select jump to that section of the interview. Enter your 1098-T exactly as received. There is a pulldown box under box 2 if the amount you paid for tuition is greater than listed on the 1098-T. You enter room and board on subsequent screens and scholarships and grants (1099Q is only entered if it is in excess of tuition). Then after all the entries, keep going to you get to a screen about education credits and make sure you hit the button "maximize my education credits".
TT should walk you through the process.
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