After you file

TurboTax and the IRS save returns for seven years.   After seven years they are gone.   If you could be claimed as a dependent on a parents' return over ten years ago, check with your parents to see if they got the credit on their return.  You can get the AOTC for a total of four times during undergrad college--including the times it may have been used by your parents who claimed you.

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