KrisD15
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No, 

the IRS is very firm that only payments made in the tax year can be claimed 

(for classes that tax year and/or the first three months of the following year) 

Had you paid it in January 2020 you could have, but since it was paid in 2019, you can't. 

 

Box 7 checked helps when scholarships overlap, but not your payments. 

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