If you delete all of the education items and the 1099-Q to go back to ground zero and start again, leaving the Q out of the picture, you should get the AOTC. The 1099-Q goes in and hogs the $10,000 waiting for LLC I understand why it is necessary but it forces us to work around it.
I added the note with can as a precaution which is exactly how you took it. Until things are finalized, we can only be prepared either way.
You can always challenge a ruling by filing a disclosure of position with your return. You have to mail it in with your position and you have to believe you have a fairly good chance of winning. See About Form 8275, Disclosure Statement - IRS.
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