Why didnt i qualify for the tuition and fees deduction i have read the provided explanation and i still think i should be eligible.

[macuser_22 · Accepted solution]

The tuition and fees deduction, PMI, energy credits and other deductions expired on Dec 31, 2016 and were not renewed by Congress in the December tax bill, however, in the The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 that was signed into law on Feb 9th those deductions and others were made retroactive for 2017.

Before you can add any of those deductions the changed forms must be updated to comply with the new law. That might take a while. The IRS must write the new rules, issue electronic specifications for the new forms and approve them before TurboTax can add them. If history is any guide, that process can take 1 to 2 months. It usually takes TurboTax 10-14 days after the IRS issues the specifications. (It took the IRS from December 22, 2016 to Feb 15, 2017 to approve some the forms that the Dec tax law changed. - Feb 15 is the projected date)

The IRS says:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-statement-on-retroactive-extender-provisions

Nothing can be done until the IRS acts and issues the new form specifications.