Education Credits
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Enter the education expenses for you, your spouse, and your dependents on the College Tuition Expenses (Form 1098-T) screens. We'll automatically calculate which education credit gives you the largest refund.
There are two education credits: Lifetime Learning Credit and American Opportunity Credit. Only the American Opportunity Credit is refundable.
If you're claimed as a dependent on your parents' tax return, you aren't eligible to claim an education credit. Your parents, or whoever is claiming you as a dependent, are the ones who can claim the education credit for the tuition paid for you, whether or not you or your parents actually paid the tuition.
Enter the education expenses for you, your spouse, and your dependents on the College Tuition Expenses (Form 1098-T) screens. We'll automatically calculate which education credit gives you the largest refund.
There are two education credits: Lifetime Learning Credit and American Opportunity Credit. Only the American Opportunity Credit is refundable.
If you're claimed as a dependent on your parents' tax return, you aren't eligible to claim an education credit. Your parents, or whoever is claiming you as a dependent, are the ones who can claim the education credit for the tuition paid for you, whether or not you or your parents actually paid the tuition.
