@Hal_Al Parent did not claim student as dependent, so student can claim the non-refundable portion on his tax return. It seems like the OP doesn't want to deal with trying to get mom to claim credit, so the simplest way is for the OP to just claim the credit to eliminate any taxes via the nonrefundable credit.
Do you know HOW to 'force' an extra $2000 of scholarships to be taxable in TurboTax (thereby allowing $2000 of educational credits to qualify for the credit)? I know what to do directly on the worksheets on the Forms, but have no idea how to do it in the step-by-step interview.
