the student cannot receive the refundable portion of the credit if the student has a living parent supporting that student.
Can you clarify that a bit more for me please? I've read through pub 970 several times over the years and no where have I ever found "any" requirement for the parent to provide the student one single penny of support, for any deduction or credit if they qualify as the parent's dependent. (undergrad, under age 24, full time, etc... the standard stuff)
