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college tuition paid by a mother to her daughter

Egberto1028 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:04:05 GMT

I am married but doing my taxes for 2023 , my wife will filled as married filling individual ( separated). My wife did paid my daughter tuition for 2023. Ohio State University. My question is can my wife deduct as education expenses?

Re: college tuition paid by a mother to her daughter

Hal_Al — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:44:27 GMT

Q. . My question is can my wife claim the education credit (there are no "deductions" for education expenses)?

A. No. People filing as Married Filing Separately (MFS) are prohibited from claiming a tuition credit.

Re: college tuition paid by a mother to her daughter

Egberto1028 — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:49:17 GMT

Thank you