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How to NOT take the American Opportunity Credit, but still input the 1098-T information received from school

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June 1, 2019
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I have a high school student who has taken classes at our local community college. I received a 1098-T from the college, but I do NOT want to take the American Opportunity Credit, since she is still in high school and will have a much higher amount of school expenses when she starts college next year. How do I not take the credit??

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Best answer by LindaA

To change your education credit or deduction:

Open (continue) your return in TurboTax Online. (If your return isn't open, you'll need to sign in, click Take me to my return, then click Pick up where I left off.)
Click My Account (top right of your screen).
Select Tools.
In the pop-up window, select Topic Search.
In the search bar, type letme.
In the results box, highlight letme, then click GO.
You'll land on Education Credits and Deductions, where TurboTax asks Do you want change the education calculations? Click Yes.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete this section. You'll be able to Choose Credit or Deduction. (Click the screenshot below to enlarge it for reference.)

Note: If using the TurboTax CD/Download software, you'll use the Find function (instead of "My Account") to search for the topic.

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To change your education credit or deduction:

Open (continue) your return in TurboTax Online. (If your return isn't open, you'll need to sign in, click Take me to my return, then click Pick up where I left off.)
Click My Account (top right of your screen).
Select Tools.
In the pop-up window, select Topic Search.
In the search bar, type letme.
In the results box, highlight letme, then click GO.
You'll land on Education Credits and Deductions, where TurboTax asks Do you want change the education calculations? Click Yes.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete this section. You'll be able to Choose Credit or Deduction. (Click the screenshot below to enlarge it for reference.)