EIN/TIN for Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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June 11, 2024
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My son is a US citizen studying at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. To file our taxes we need the EIN?TIN for the Vrije Universiteit but I cannot find it anywhere. Does someone know or know where to find it?

Paul

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Hal_Al

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You'll have to ask the school.

You can't find the school's EIN because it probably doesn't exist. Although, technically, a foreign school on The Dept. of Education's approved list is eligible for a tuition credit, you cannot claim the American Opportunity Credit without an EIN (this rule is fairly new). You can still claim the Lifetime Learning Credit.

§25(g)(i)(b)(3) includes an absolute requirement for the EIN of the educational institution.

"No American Opportunity Tax Credit shall be allowed under this section unless the taxpayer includes the employer identification number of any institution to which qualified tuition and related expenses were paid with respect to the individual."

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/25A

pvdbroekAuthor

Thanks for your response. I think the answer is not corect, though. Through the research support teams of the Vrije Universiteit I was able to obtain the EIN/TIN for that university. Likewise I received the EIN/TIN of another university in the Netherlands.

My take is that any non-US university that is eligible to pursue US grants, has an EIN/TIN.