@JoshuaBartholomew
No. If you are a graduate student you cannot use the American Opportunity Credit. That credit is only for the first four years of undergraduate school. As a graduate student you are eligible to use the Lifetime Learning Credit for some of your education expenses, but tutoring is not a qualified education expense.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3262983-who-is-eligible-to-take-the-american-opportunity-tax-credi...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3262984-who-is-eligible-for-the-lifetime-learning-credit
QUALIFIED EDUCATION EXPENSES
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899852-what-are-considered-qualified-education-expenses
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2976047-what-are-examples-of-education-expenses
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