also on the education section for my daughter I answered no to below question,
did you pay for books or materials to attend school, I will use this on my return instead just $100.
I entered 2,425 in box 5.
There is a financial aid section that it is asking
Did you receive a scholarship or grant in 2022,
if I answer yes, it further asked
enter the amount you received, Don't include amounts already listed on a W-2 or other tax form
I answered No to this.
Then it asked if this is my daughter's first year, he started college in 2021, so as of 1/1/2002 it is her first school year but 2nd calendar year. I answered No. Then answer yes received American Opportunity Credit(although she did not file a separate return last year, we as parent with her as dependent filed and got this credit last year).
At the end it said
you can't claim an education tax break
However at this point the tax bottom line looks correct, I found out earlier the mistake was the $5000 appeared in two sections
income from Form 1099-NEC
business income and expenses (schedule C)
so I deleted the one under
business income and expenses (schedule C)
now the tax number for my daughter's tax looks good(no tax on the $5000). As I entered -5000 in Les Common Income -> other reportable income.
Did I do these steps correct for my daughter's return?
