Deductions & credits

KurtL1 · ‎March 20, 2020

The only way to claim the Tuition and Fees Deduction when the American Opportunity Credit (AOC) gives you the best tax advantage to answer some questions where Rylie would not qualify for the AOC.

Enter 1098-T in the Search Magnifying Glass in the upper right hand corner of the screen
Select Jump to 1098-T
Go through the screens until you see the screen "Do you want to add a student"
Edit the student
On the screen Edit Education Information.
Go through the screens until you reach the following and answer the questions as shown.

Select Maximize My Education Tax Break. The Tuition and Fees or Life Time Learning Credit will be your only options. The AOC will be eliminated.

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