topic I finished a Master's degree in 2016 but didn't pay tuition expenses until 1/9/2017. Can I included this as a qualified education expense for 2016? in Education https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-finished-a-master-s-degree-in-2016-but-didn-t-pay-tuition-expenses-until-1-9-2017-can-i-included/01/146008#M4660 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:31:50 GMT tsbowdey 2019-06-01T07:31:50Z I finished a Master's degree in 2016 but didn't pay tuition expenses until 1/9/2017. Can I included this as a qualified education expense for 2016? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-finished-a-master-s-degree-in-2016-but-didn-t-pay-tuition-expenses-until-1-9-2017-can-i-included/01/146008#M4660 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:31:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/i-finished-a-master-s-degree-in-2016-but-didn-t-pay-tuition-expenses-until-1-9-2017-can-i-included/01/146008#M4660 tsbowdey 2019-06-01T07:31:50Z No you cannot. They must be paid in 2016 to be deducted o... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-you-cannot-they-must-be-paid-in-2016-to-be-deducted-o/01/146013#M4662 <P>No you cannot. They must be paid in 2016 to be deducted on your 2016 tax return.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:31:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/no-you-cannot-they-must-be-paid-in-2016-to-be-deducted-o/01/146013#M4662 Texas Roger 2019-06-01T07:31:51Z