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kartheeksrm1
January 23, 2023
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American opp credit- Foriegn university

  • January 23, 2023
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Hello, 

I got my bachelors at a foreign university outside USA. Will that make me ineligible for American opportunity tax credit?

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    ee-ea
    Employee
    January 23, 2023

    No

    Who is an eligible student for AOTC?

    To be eligible for AOTC, the student must:

    • Be pursuing a degree or other recognized education credential
    • Be enrolled at least half time for at least one academic period* beginning in the tax year
    • Not have finished the first four years of higher education at the beginning of the tax year
    • Not have claimed the AOTC or the former Hope credit for more than four tax years
    • Not have a felony drug conviction at the end of the tax year

    From  https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/aotc

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    kartheeksrm1Author
    January 23, 2023

    Do you mean to say i am eligible?

     

    Also, the eligibility requirements dont say if it has to be inside USA or do outside US also count as if received the bachelors? 

    • Not have finished the first four years of higher education at the beginning of the tax yea
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    ee-ea
    Employee
    January 23, 2023

    I an sorry for the wwrong answer I gave. I meant you are not elgible since you have a degree.

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