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March 17, 2021
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Dependent Paying for College

  • March 17, 2021
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I am still a dependent attending college full time. In 2020 I paid for one semester of college, with my parents paying for the other semester (which they wrote off when filing). Do I still get any tax breaks for the college expenses in 2020 even though I was a dependent? If so, how do I best do that?

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Hal_Al
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March 17, 2021

No.

Since you are a dependent, only the parent can claim the tuition credit.  But, they may count the money you paid (in addition to what they paid) in calculating their credit.