Thank you Vanessa.
I am getting quite puzzled here since the two of the TurboTax experts (I've upgraded the product to get an expert help just because of this issue) said otherwise. They told me that I am eligible for AOTC since I've never claimed this credit before and 2025 was my first year in my university "in the US". They also said if I tick off "Had 4 years of college credit before 2025" in order for website to get me to Lifetime Learning Credit, that would be considered not answering the questions accurately.
All the researches I've done and utilizing different AI agents were aligned with that you said, i.e. not being eligible to AOTC, but TurboTax live experts said otherwise.
They also told me to put "nothing" in Employer assistance, since $5250 is already an incentive that IRS provides.
What should I do now?
