[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faq-standard-4333":3},{"rec_id":4,"title":5,"text":6},"4333","Can I claim the education credit for my college-age child?","You can claim the education credit for your college-age child if they're a dependent on your tax return. It doesn't matter who paid for the college tuition or if the tuition was paid for through student loans.\r\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\r\nCommunicate with your child so they know if you're claiming them as a dependent. We ask you specific questions to determine whether you can claim your child. If you can, then you'll also claim their education expenses. If your college-age child filed their own tax return and claimed themselves, then you can't claim their education expenses (unless they claimed themselves incorrectly and amend their return).\r\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\r\nThe outcome is almost always better when a parent claims their child as a dependent and claims their education expenses. The child rarely has enough income to get much benefit from the education credits. Also, if the parent and child both don't have enough income to get the full benefit of the American Opportunity credit, the parent will get a refundable \u003Ci>American Opportunity Credit\u003C/i> that increases their refund, but the child will usually get nothing on their tax return because a student age 23 or younger rarely qualifies for the refundable portion of the \u003Ci>American Opportunity Credit\u003C/i>.",1777391541223]