I'm also not able to take any AOTC for my daughter who is going full time at UC. The wizard never asks about the age but it seems like there is also an age restriction which is not conveyed properly by the tool. I had to dig this out from help:
Why Students Don't Qualify for the American Opportunity Credit
Here are the most common reasons you are not getting the American opportunity credit:
- the student enrollment status was less than half-time
- the student was not enrolled in a degree program
- you're under age 24 and don't support yourself
- you're married filing separate
- your income is more than $90,000 ($180,000 if you file a joint return).
Forty percent of this is a refundable credit, which means that you can receive up to $1,000 even if you owe no taxes. However, none of the credit is refundable if the taxpayer claiming the credit is a child (a) who is under age 18 (or a student who is at least age 18 and under age 24 and whose earned income does not exceed one-half of his or her own support), (b) who has at least one living parent, and (c) who does not file a joint return.
Is this new for TY2018?
