Education Credit

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April 2, 2024
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Has the Hope Scholarship Credit or American Opportunity Credit been claimed for this student for any 4 prior tax years?

So, I had claimed the AOC last year on my 2022 returns. I graduated in the summer '23 and was a full-time student. Do I select 'yes' or 'no'? I would assume 'no' since I only claimed it for 1 year (2022).

xmasbaby0

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If you were claimed as a dependent on a parents' return in any earlier years you should check with them too and see if they used the AOTC for you on a return---since their use of it for you "counts" toward those four times. As long as it has not been used a total of four times you are good to answer NO.

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truetedi45Author

How far back does this date to? The last time I was in college or university before I returned in 2022 was 2013-2016.

xmasbaby0

Employee

It goes all the way back to whenever you were in college before. The AOTC can be used a total of four times for a specific student---so that is why some folks need to check with others who may have claimed them as dependents and who may have used the credit on their tax return.

CatinaT1

Correct. You can claim the credit for a total of 4 tax years, but they do not need to be consecutive years. If you have only claimed the credit one time, you would say no.

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