topic Why am I not eligible for an education tax break? I am not dependant on anyone else, and I needed to purchase my school books and laptop for school. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-am-i-not-eligible-for-an-education-tax-break-i-am-not-dependant-on-anyone-else-and-i-needed-to/01/2818600#M1023045 The education tax break analyzer states I am not eligible because somebody else can claim me as a dependent (I am single, and no one has claimed me as a dependent in years) or there were no net qualified education expenses. Books and computer are qualifying expenses. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:48:20 GMT null697 2026-02-23T10:48:20Z Why am I not eligible for an education tax break? I am not dependant on anyone else, and I needed to purchase my school books and laptop for school. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-am-i-not-eligible-for-an-education-tax-break-i-am-not-dependant-on-anyone-else-and-i-needed-to/01/2818600#M1023045 The education tax break analyzer states I am not eligible because somebody else can claim me as a dependent (I am single, and no one has claimed me as a dependent in years) or there were no net qualified education expenses. Books and computer are qualifying expenses. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:48:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-am-i-not-eligible-for-an-education-tax-break-i-am-not-dependant-on-anyone-else-and-i-needed-to/01/2818600#M1023045 null697 2026-02-23T10:48:20Z Re: Why am I not eligible for an education tax break? I am not dependant on anyone else, and I needed to purchase my school books and laptop for school. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-am-i-not-eligible-for-an-education-tax-break-i-am-not-dependant-on-anyone-else-and-i-needed/01/2818614#M1023047 <P>Go back to <STRONG>My Info</STRONG> and edit your name.&nbsp; Make sure that you did <STRONG>NOT</STRONG> indicate that you can be claimed as a dependent.</P> Mon, 16 Jan 2023 21:15:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-am-i-not-eligible-for-an-education-tax-break-i-am-not-dependant-on-anyone-else-and-i-needed/01/2818614#M1023047 DoninGA 2023-01-16T21:15:14Z Re: Why am I not eligible for an education tax break? I am not dependant on anyone else, and I needed to purchase my school books and laptop for school. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-am-i-not-eligible-for-an-education-tax-break-i-am-not-dependant-on-anyone-else-and-i-needed/01/2818616#M1023049 <P>Have you entered any earned income from work on the tax return?</P> Mon, 16 Jan 2023 21:16:47 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-am-i-not-eligible-for-an-education-tax-break-i-am-not-dependant-on-anyone-else-and-i-needed/01/2818616#M1023049 DoninGA 2023-01-16T21:16:47Z