Education Tax Benefits | Ask the Experts

Starting now! Join us today, Wednesday, August 12th any time between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Pacific Time, for our latest installment of our Ask the Experts event series. Education tax benefits can be complex, but they don't have to be, our Experts are here to help. Questions always come up, and our Experts are here to help explain how these benefits work so you can maximize your education-related tax credits and deductions, and make the most of your tax savings. Join us to get the answers you need.

Come spend a minute, an hour, or the whole day in the TurboTax Community forums. We'll have Tax and Financial Experts live - waiting to give you tax advice for free! There’s no limit on how many questions you can ask—we’re up for the challenge and ready to answer things like:

• What's the difference between the American Opportunity Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit?
• Can I deduct student loan interest, and how much?
• How do 529 plans work and what are the tax benefits?
• I received a scholarship — is that considered taxable income?
• Can I claim education expenses for my dependent child?
• What does "qualified education expense" mean and what qualifies?

How the day will work:

• Our team of Experts will be in the TurboTax Community from 9:00am to 5:00pm Pacific Time on Wednesday, August 12th ready to tackle your tough questions and engage in conversation with you. Just click the white with blue border “Create a Post” button at the top of our special event forum to start a conversation!
• You can easily recognize our Experts out in the forums. If they have the Expert icon by their names, they are TurboTax employees. If they have the Champ icon by their names, they are not employed by TurboTax, but they are very knowledgeable.
• When you receive an answer, you’ll get a notification (check the bell icon in the upper right corner). You’ll also receive an email notification. Our goal is to answer every question that comes our way before the event is over!

We look forward to hearing from you!

To get started:

1. Click here to go to the Ask the Experts event forum

2. Once there, click the White with Blue Border “Create a Post” button to ask your question