Vanessa A
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The peoples worksheet is a new worksheet and does not affect anything with the Lifetime Learning Credit.  You can ignore that sheet. 

 

Do you see form 8863?

 

However, the Student Info sheet should populate if you qualify for an education credit.   Do you qualify?

  1. Do you have a tax liability still on line 18 or 24?  
  2. Did you answer all of the questions accurately?
  3. Is your income too high?

 Lifetime Learning Credit

  • You can take this for an unlimited number of years
  • Twenty percent of expenses up to $2,000 that are paid directly to the school
  • Non-Refundable meaning this can reduce the amount of taxes you owe, but if your tax liability is less than the LLC, your tax will be reduced to $0 and the rest of the credit is lost. 
  • Cannot be claimed as a dependent on any one else's return (if you are claimed as a dependent the person claiming you may be able to claim the credit)
  • Be enrolled for at least one academic period beginning in the tax year. Academic Period can be semesters, trimesters, quarters, or any other period of study such as a summer school session. The school determines academic periods. For schools that use clock or credit hours and do not have academic terms, the payment period may be treated as an academic period.
  • Be enrolled or taking courses at an eligible educational institution.
  • Be taking higher education course or courses to get a degree or other recognized education credential or to get or improve job skills.
  • To claim the full credit, your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) must be $80,000 or less ($160,000 or less for married filing jointly).
  • You receive a reduced amount of the credit if your MAGI is over $80,000 but less than $90,000 (over $160,000 but less than $180,000 for married filing jointly).
  • You cannot claim the credit if your MAGI is over $90,000 ($180,000 for joint filers).
  • You cannot be Married Filing Separately
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