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January 25, 2025
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Can I claim internet access for college expense?

  • January 25, 2025
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I was a college student that was completely remote.

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    Employee
    January 25, 2025

    To see if a school is eligible to take education credits

     

    Enter your school at the link below, to see if it's on the dept. of education list.

    https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home

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    Hal_Al
    Employee
    January 26, 2025

    Q. Can I claim internet access for college expense?

    A. Probably not.  Internet access probably qualifies as a "required" educational expense, but only if you acquired it specifically for education, and that's unlikely (usually you already had internet access before the education started).

     

    But, as @xmasbaby0   pointed out, your bigger issue may be whether the school even qualifies as an "eligible institution" for claiming an education/tuition credit. 

    Schools that only offer online courses usually do not qualify.  Online classes taken at schools that also have  classroom instruction usually do count.