Hal_Al
Level 15

Education

No. Student loan interest is not treated the same as tuition and books. For you to be able to deduct it, you must actually pay it and be legally obligated to pay it. That is, you must have been a co-signer of the loan or the loan is in your name.

Furthermore,  since she is somebody's dependent, she is not allowed to deduct student loan interest on her return.