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scaiken
June 4, 2019
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What is considered full time student when determining whether or not you qualify to claim a deduction for your college aged child on your taxes?

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 1098T is marked as "at least 1/2 time" and attended from August to December 2018.  Does this qualify?

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AlanT222
June 4, 2019

The University your child attends makes the determination as to the number of credits required to be considered full-time or part-time.  So, it is not the same for every student.  

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Hal_Al
Hal_Al
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June 4, 2019
The above answer is correct.
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