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My wife is required to return to graduate school by her employer to keep her current position. Is this expense tax deductible?

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June 6, 2019
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Her employer is only paying a small portion of her tuition expenses. Our income prevents us from claiming most education related tax benefits. She would not be attending graduate school if it was not a requirement of her employer.

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Best answer by Vanessa11_2

You may be eligible to take the Lifetime Learning Credit if she was a student in 2018. Education expenses for work are no longer Tax Deductible under the new tax laws.

To be eligible for LLC, the student must:

Be enrolled or taking courses at an eligible educational institution
Be taking higher education course or courses to get a degree or other recognized education credential or to get or improve job skills
Be enrolled for at least one academic period* beginning in the tax year https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/llc

You also need to have an income of less than $67,000 unless you're married filing a joint return than it needs to be less than $134,000

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You may be eligible to take the Lifetime Learning Credit if she was a student in 2018. Education expenses for work are no longer Tax Deductible under the new tax laws.

To be eligible for LLC, the student must:

Be enrolled or taking courses at an eligible educational institution
Be taking higher education course or courses to get a degree or other recognized education credential or to get or improve job skills
Be enrolled for at least one academic period* beginning in the tax year https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/llc

You also need to have an income of less than $67,000 unless you're married filing a joint return than it needs to be less than $134,000

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