topic Even if the loan is in his name not mine? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

My son has a student loan which I pay and he is a dependent on the tax form can I clam it

jstrickland7 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:04:12 GMT

jstrickland7 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:04:14 GMT

Even if the loan is in his name not mine?

CherylW — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:04:16 GMT

If the loan is in your son's name, then you can NOT deduct it.

CherylW — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:04:19 GMT

Yes, you may claim it, ONLY if you took the loan out. If it is in your son's name, then you can not deduct it.

This, from IRS Tax Topic 456:

A qualified student loan is a loan you took out solely to pay qualified higher education expenses that were:

For you, your spouse, or a person who was your dependent when you took out the loan