You may be able to claim a deduction for the student loan
interest you paid IF you meet all of
the following conditions:
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Your filing status is any filing status except
married filing separately.
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No one else is claiming an exemption for you on
his or her tax return.
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You are legally obligated to pay interest on a
qualified student loan.
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You paid interest on a qualified student loan.
These conditions can be found at the following link under
the section “Can You Claim the Deduction?”
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/ch04.html#en_US_2016_publink1000178272
Usually this boils down to are you legally obligated to
pay? Is your name on the loan? If it isn’t, you won’t be allowed to claim a
deduction.
For further information please look at the following:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302319
