Q. The problem I'm encountering is that TurboTax is using both 1098-Ts as qualified expenses. Is this correct?
A. Simple answer: no. Most likely it's because you entered something wrong. If you know the 1098-T from Comm. Coll. is not qualified, just don't enter it. The 1098-T is only an informational document. The numbers on it are not required to be entered onto your (or your student's) tax return.
In the unlikely case that you are claiming the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC), instead of the more generous American Opportunity Credit (AOTC), the Comm. Coll. might count*
*If these courses are provided by an eligible college, this cost qualifies for the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC). The school must have policy of granting college credit for that course, already taken, if the student ever enrolls there. In other words, it is a requirement that the course be a college credit course, even if the student isn't currently a college student. It’s not that the student is post secondary, it’s that the course is post secondary. Books are not a qualifying expense, unless included in the course fee..
