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Deductions & credits
Q. Am I eligible as a part time student?
A. Yes. In the personal info section, and the education section, be sure your didn't check the Fulltime student box(s).
The Retirement Savings Contributions Credit (“Saver’s credit”) is very limited and is for low income people. See the table on Form 8880: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8880.pdf
You, or your spouse, must not have taken money out of a retirement account (including drawing a pension) in the last three years.
It is not a refundable credit. You must have a tax liability to take the credit against.
TurboTax (TT) will check this automatically when it sees you made a qualified contribution. If you want to verify that happened; enter in TT at:
Federal Taxes Tab
Deductions & Credits
-Scroll down to:
-Retirement and Investment
- Retirement Savings Contribution Credit
Part of the interview will be the Full Time Student Question.