IMO, Turbo tax does not make entering the education data easy. Each year it's a struggle and TT should have known I had claimed the credit for 4 years. Heck, I have been using TT since it was a MS-DOS program. Following your instructions I found the screen. It says "Had (Child) earned four years of college Credit before 2024?" but then underneath said "This usually means (child) had a bachelor's degree before 2024". My child did not have a degree, so I selected No. Today I even verified with my wife that no, my child got her degree in 2024. Then as I sat back down at the computer, I realized TT was asking about earned four years of "credit." Once I correctly selected yes, TT then asked the questions related to AOTC. But even then, TT did not know the number of years I had claimed the credit. I had to enter manually. This could have been so much easier. Better yet, TT should have known we had claimed the credit. Don't even get me started on the "Choose a lager education credit screen" Why would TT not select the best result? If I make changes trial changes as suggested, are my returns correct? Why use the program year after year if it is not going to help me keep track of credits like and make doing taxes easier? Better yet, why the heck does the federal government make our taxes so difficult? The young Americans I work with these days are totally disgusted by our tax system, the complication, and the waste. As a senior, I too am finding each year it gets harder and harder.
Thanks for all your help!
