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If you or a dependent received tutoring services, you are not able to claim the fees on your return. Education expenses for grades K-12 are not deductible on your Federal return, whether for private, public, or home schooling, nor are the expenses for tutoring, after-school lessons or after school activities, such as dance lessons, sports, etc. Some states allow deductions for K-12 education and/or homeschooling expenses; if your state has these deductions available, you will be prompted to enter them when you prepare your state return.
You may be able to deduct your expenses for being a tutor. Where you deduct the items will depend on your status. If you are an employee of a tutoring company who receives a W-2, you will deduct the expenses in Job-Related Expenses. If you are self-employed, you will enter your information on a Schedule C. Below is information for entering income as self-employment income (Form Schedule C) or job-related expenses.
To enter on Schedule C
To enter as Job-Relaed
For more information on deductible business expenses:
https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Deducting-Business-Expenses
I am a grad school student. The campus does not provide tutoring for grad students. I have to pay for tutoring. Can I claim that expense under the American College Opportunity tax credit?
No. If you are a graduate student you cannot use the American Opportunity Credit. That credit is only for the first four years of undergraduate school. As a graduate student you are eligible to use the Lifetime Learning Credit for some of your education expenses, but tutoring is not a qualified education expense.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3262984-who-is-eligible-for-the-lifetime-learning-credit
QUALIFIED EDUCATION EXPENSES
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899852-what-are-considered-qualified-education-expenses
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2976047-what-are-examples-of-education-expenses
@JoshuaBartholomew I should have mentioned that you can only claim an education credit on your own tax return if you are NOT being claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return, If you are being claimed as someone else's dependent they get the education credit on their return.
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