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kim-whitt-bath-k
May 4, 2021
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I needed level 2 certification to keep my job. Shouldn't I be able to get full credit instead of the lifetime learning credit?

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After 5 years I had to get level 2 or be fired

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Hal_Al
Hal_Al
Employee
May 4, 2021

Q.  Shouldn't I be able to get full credit instead of the lifetime learning credit (LLC)?

A.  No. There is no special provision for that situation.

 

As a W-2 employee, you're  no longer (since 2018) allowed a deduction for job expenses (such as licenses and certifications).  Even in the "old days", the LLC would have been a better option than a job expense deduction. 

 

A self employed person would be allowed a business deduction, which would only be slightly better than the LLC. 

 

I assume you're not eligible for the American Opportunity credit.

 

 

 

 

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