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April 7, 2020
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Can we claim my husband's tuition costs? his tuition is approximately $9000/year?

  • April 7, 2020
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I don't think my husband has received any tax form to claim his tuition. can we still claim all or part of $9000

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Hal_Al
Employee
April 7, 2020

To be eligible for the tuition credits or tuition & fees deduction, the course must be taken at "an eligible institution". The school should be able to tell you if it is an eligible educational institution. In general, an eligible educational institution is an accredited college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution, including accredited, public, nonprofit, and proprietary (privately-owned, profit-making) postsecondary institutions. Additionally, in order to be an eligible educational institution, the school must be eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education. If they issue a 1098-T they are probably an eligible institution.

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

https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/schoolSearch?locale=en_EN (

Hal_Al
Employee
April 7, 2020

Many schools no longer mail out the 1098-T.  You obtain it from your school account, on line.