How to NOT take the American Opportunity Credit, but still input the 1098-T information received from school

[fawnwentz]

I have a high school student who has taken classes at our local community college.  I received a 1098-T from the college, but I do NOT want to take the American Opportunity Credit, since she is still in high school and will have a much higher amount of school expenses when she starts college next year.  How do I not take the credit??

[LindaA · Accepted solution]

To change your education credit or deduction:

• Open (continue) your return in TurboTax Online. (If your return isn't open, you'll need to sign in, click Take me to my return, then click Pick up where I left off.)
• Click My Account (top right of your screen).
• Select Tools.
• In the pop-up window, select Topic Search.
• In the search bar, type letme.
• In the results box, highlight letme, then click GO.
• You'll land on Education Credits and Deductions, where TurboTax asks Do you want change the education calculations? Click Yes.
• Follow the onscreen instructions to complete this section. You'll be able to Choose Credit or Deduction. (Click the screenshot below to enlarge it for reference.)

Note: If using the TurboTax CD/Download software, you'll use the Find function (instead of "My Account") to search for the topic.

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