topic Do I have to claim form 8863 credit that my former wife received last year when we filed jointly? Now divorced and filing separately. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Do I have to claim form 8863 credit that my former wife received last year when we filed jointly? Now divorced and filing separately.

akbelcher26 — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:19:02 GMT

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KrisD15 — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:39:04 GMT

Form 8863 is a Form to claim an education credit. I don't know why an education credit from a joint 2018 return would be claimed on anyone's 2019 return.

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akbelcher26 — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:40:24 GMT

It's asking if I have claimed it in the past. Technically yes because it was on the joint filing. But it wasn't for myself or a dependent, so not sure if that counts.

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Hal_Al — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:43:11 GMT

The 4 time limit on claiming the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) is per student, not taxpayer(s). So, if your Ex was the student, last year, that uses up one of her 4 times.