Thank you for the help. Not the answer I was hoping for unfortunately, but I appreciate it. I guess I don't understand how I could take credit for paying tuitio...

So I cannot claim $1,500 I paid in 2016, for classes taken in 2016, as a 2016 expense?

My employer pays $3,000 per year in tuition assistance. My tuition bill for 2016 classes was $4,500. My employer paid the full tuition ($4,500) in 2015 as they ...