@VolvoGirl @Critter-3 - and the remaining $1,000 could be a refundable AOTC credit; however, it's really easy to get this credit incorrect - it is confusing how it is all worded.
if you are not claimed* by anyone else BUT
a) you are under 24 and provide less than 50% of your support AND
b) at least one of your parents is alive AND
c) you filed other than MFJ
you are NOT eligible for the refundable credit, which if you have over $4,000 of Qualified education expenses is $1,000. The rules negate typical college kids whose parents make a lot of money (and therefore not eligible for AOTC) from claiming the credit in any event.
*the issue of COULD YOU be claimed is not germane here; it is literally were you claimed by anyone else?
