maglib
Level 10

State tax filing

$20k in scholarship money in excess of tuition and fees as if he's being paid to go to college?  
We don't claim our child and he takes the AOTC to cover his kiddie taxes, we were losing benefits for taking him and in the end it made more sense that nobody claimed him due to his high taxable income.  In your situation it will probably be the better idea too.  with no exemptions next year, this may be valuable for many.
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