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My wife has a under grad degree from another country, can I still use her 1098-T from current year to qualify for American Opportunity Tax credit? (Tax return 2019)

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February 21, 2020
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My wife did her bachelors degree from foreign country and now she is pursuing her graduate (masters) degree in USA. Can I use her 1098-T from this year to qualify for american opportunity tax credit ? Although she has a 4 year college degree from another country I have never used her previous education to claim American opportunity tax credit.

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@deepal2144 , tell TurboTax that you are filing Married Filing Joint and that you have 1098-T for the spouse. Then answer all the questions-- it will walk through the form fill-out and compute the best option for you. American Opportunity Credit is only for the first four years of post secondary students-- but there are other credits available .

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I know that I am eligible for other credit like Lifetime Learning Credit but I want to check if I am eligible for american opportunity credit since the credit is higher.