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State tax filing
Do you need all the expenses, undergrad AND grad to get the full credit on the Federal Return?
If not, only enter the undergrad expenses on the 1098-T screen in TurboTax.
You MAY use all the expenses, but if the expenses for the grad school is not needed, why enter them?
If there are scholarships involved, you'll need to split that as well as long as the portion of scholarship you leave off is not more than the portion of expenses you are leaving off.
You should be able to use the student school account statement for reference.
According to the IRS:
"Example 2. After taking classes at College V on a part-time basis for a few years, Shelly became a full-time student for the 2021 spring semester. College V classified Shelly as a second-semester senior (fourth year) for the 2021 spring semester and as a first-semester graduate student (fifth year) for the 2021 fall semester. Because College V didn't classify Shelly as having completed the first 4 years of postsecondary education as of the beginning of 2021, Shelly is an eligible student for tax year 2021. Therefore, the qualified education expenses paid for the 2021 spring semester and the 2021 fall semester are taken into account in figuring the American opportunity credit for 2021."
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