topic I can't figure out how many times I've claimed the American opportunity tax credit in Education https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-can-t-figure-out-how-many-times-i-ve-claimed-the-american-opportunity-tax-credit/01/412466#M11015 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:40:10 GMT sgashcraft 2019-06-04T20:40:10Z I can't figure out how many times I've claimed the American opportunity tax credit https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-can-t-figure-out-how-many-times-i-ve-claimed-the-american-opportunity-tax-credit/01/412466#M11015 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:40:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-can-t-figure-out-how-many-times-i-ve-claimed-the-american-opportunity-tax-credit/01/412466#M11015 sgashcraft 2019-06-04T20:40:10Z You have 2 options ...  1) look at all the prior year ret... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/you-have-2-options-1-look-at-all-the-prior-year-ret/01/412477#M11016 <P>You have 2 options ...&nbsp;</P><P>1) look at all the prior year returns on the form 8863</P><P>2) take the AOC and let the IRS tell you if you have exceeded the limit</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:40:12 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/you-have-2-options-1-look-at-all-the-prior-year-ret/01/412477#M11016 Critter 2019-06-04T20:40:12Z How will they tell me that I have exceeded the limit? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/how-will-they-tell-me-that-i-have-exceeded-the-limit/01/412484#M11017 How will they tell me that I have exceeded the limit? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:40:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/how-will-they-tell-me-that-i-have-exceeded-the-limit/01/412484#M11017 phinz94 2019-06-04T20:40:13Z They will reduce the refund you are expecting and send a... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/they-will-reduce-the-refund-you-are-expecting-and-send-a/01/412488#M11018 They will reduce the refund you are expecting and send a letter of explanation later. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:40:15 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/they-will-reduce-the-refund-you-are-expecting-and-send-a/01/412488#M11018 Critter 2019-06-04T20:40:15Z Re: They will reduce the refund you are expecting and send a... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-they-will-reduce-the-refund-you-are-expecting-and-send-a/01/831801#M21752 <P>will there be a penalty for trying it&nbsp;</P><P>let's say I claimed the credit for four years and I claim it again B/C I wasn't sure that I have exceeded the 4 years allowed will they penalize me for that?</P> Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:02:09 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-they-will-reduce-the-refund-you-are-expecting-and-send-a/01/831801#M21752 rosy 2019-07-22T21:02:09Z