Please go back and adjust what the program is allocating towards a credit if the amount is larger than $4,000.
Get back to the "Here's Your Education Summary" screen
In Self-Employed:
(Click Personal, Deductions & Credits, Scroll down to Education, Click Update next to "Expenses and Scholarships",
Continue, Click Edit next to the student's name)
On the "Here's Your Education Summary" screen, scroll down to "Education Information" and click Edit
Continue through the interview and the last screen has the amount to allocate to a credit. For the Maximum AOTC, you would allocate $4,000.
Please be sure to again finish the interview and click "Maximize My Education Tax Break"
OR switch to Forms, look at line 17 of your "Student Info Wk" and change to 4,000