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cosullivan03
April 13, 2024
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Can I deduct Medical School Step 1 exam fees?

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Can I deduct the cost of Medical School Step 1 and Step 2 exam fees? If so, can I also deduct the cost of travel related to taking them? Thank you.

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Vanessa A
April 13, 2024

No.  Travel expenses and exam fees are not deductible expenses.  In order to claim an expense for education, they would need to be required by a course to complete the course.

 

Travel fees are never deductible for education purposes. 

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    cosullivan03Author
    April 13, 2024

    Thanks Vanessa, is this true even if I need to pass to graduate?

    Hal_Al
    Hal_Al
    Employee
    April 14, 2024

    Q. Are Medical School Step 1 and Step 2 exam fees qualified expenses, for the Lifetime Learning Credit, if passing the exams are a requirement for graduation?

    A. No, unless the fees were paid directly to the school. 

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    Hal_Al
    Hal_Al
    Employee
    April 13, 2024

    No. Only tuition and fees are qualified expenses for an education credit  for grad students. 

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      Vanessa A
      April 14, 2024

      Yes, even if you need to pass them to graduate, travel fees and exam fees are not includable for education credits. 

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