Can I claim education expenses if we are married filing jointly and our joint income is 143,000 a year? It says we are not eligible but none of the reasons apply to us.

andy9 · ‎June 4, 2019

maglib · ‎June 4, 2019

There are only 3 education credits or deductions in 2017.

AOTC for undergraduate 4 year degrees https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/college-and-education/what-is-the-american-opportunity-tax-cred...

Lifetime Learning Credit https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/college-and-education/how-to-calculate-your-lifetime-learning-t...

and

student loan interest deductions

Which do you feel you are eligible for as here are income limits. I can't see your return as this is a public forum.

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andy9 · ‎June 4, 2019

I found out the tuition and fees deduction ended in 2016. This was not listed anywhere on Turbo Tax so it caused me great confusion as I did not know this. Thanks to Google (which took me back to a different Turbo Tax forum)

maglib · ‎June 4, 2019

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901487-what-is-the-tuition-and-fees-deduction">https://ttlc.intui... a FAQ... I'm glad it worked for you.

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maglib · ‎June 4, 2019

@andy Donald Trump just extended tuition and fees deduciton on 2/9/18. It will be a while before the IRS updates it and TT also gets it corrected which can't happen till the IRS finalizes it.

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Can I claim education expenses if we are married filing jointly and our joint income is 143,000 a year? It says we are not eligible but none of the reasons apply to us.