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Do i lose all the educational credits because my daughter married in September but i paid for her college all year

jmilian — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:18:20 GMT

Re: Do i lose all the educational credits because my daughter married in September but i paid for her college all year

Hal_Al — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:57:49 GMT

Yes. But the family doesn't lose it. She can count the money you paid, when claiming the educational credit on her own joint return.

A related question is: Can you still claim her as a dependent. For an answer to that question, see:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-daughter-who-got-married-on-december-19th-2015/00/36733

If you are able to claim her as a dependent, then you can claim the educational credit.

Re: Do i lose all the educational credits because my daughter married in September but i paid for...

DavidD66 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:20 GMT

It depends. If she qualifies as your dependent and you claim her on your tax return you can still claim the education credits. If she filed or will file a joint return with her spouse, you cannot claim her as a dependent and therefore you cannot claim the education credits. But as Hal_Al said, she can claim the credit on her tax return, if she qualifies.