topic Can I claim the American Opportunity education credit if I am paying tuition in 2018 from expenses in 2016, however I was not enrolled in any school in 2018? in Education https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-i-claim-the-american-opportunity-education-credit-if-i-am-paying-tuition-in-2018-from-expenses/01/418733#M11200 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:02:34 GMT saweave1 2019-06-04T21:02:34Z Can I claim the American Opportunity education credit if I am paying tuition in 2018 from expenses in 2016, however I was not enrolled in any school in 2018? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-i-claim-the-american-opportunity-education-credit-if-i-am-paying-tuition-in-2018-from-expenses/01/418733#M11200 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:02:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-i-claim-the-american-opportunity-education-credit-if-i-am-paying-tuition-in-2018-from-expenses/01/418733#M11200 saweave1 2019-06-04T21:02:34Z No, in order to claim the AOTC you must be enrolled in sc... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-in-order-to-claim-the-aotc-you-must-be-enrolled-in-sc/01/418738#M11201 <P>No, in order to claim the AOTC you must be enrolled in school not just paying tuition.</P><P>If no one claimed the credit for you in 2016 and you were eligible, you could&nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894381-how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-filed" target="_blank">Amend Your Return</A>&nbsp;from 2016 to claim the credit</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:02:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-in-order-to-claim-the-aotc-you-must-be-enrolled-in-sc/01/418738#M11201 Vanessa 2019-06-04T21:02:35Z