Son's Tuition

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
February 8, 2021
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My 30yo son returned to school to complete his degree. I am paying for his tuition. Since he is obviously no longer a dependent, is there any way i can deduct what i have spent?

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Sorry--no. You cannot get education credits unless you are claiming your son as a dependent. But HE can get the credit on his own tax return. You are giving him a gift---which is not deductible for you.

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glenhodsonAuthor

Level 2

Thanks for the response. I forgot to add that we are paying all his living expenses also. Is there any way to recover any of that?

xmasbaby0

Level 15

@glenhodson You cannot recover living expenses you pay for your son. If you can claim him as a qualifying relative dependent you get a $500 credit for other dependents and you could claim the education credit.

But does he meet the criteria to be your qualifying relative? If he had over $4300 of income (not counting Social Security) he cannot be a qualifying relative. (And he is too old to be a qualifying child)

CREDIT FOR OTHER DEPENDENTS

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit