Vanessa A
Expert Alumni

Retirement tax questions

No. A carryforward tax credit is only usable when you have a tax liability.  So unless you have additional income that creates a liability, you would not be able to use the credit.  You cannot "cash it in".  It is use it or lose it, so unless something changes, it is lost. 

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