Would tuition to a beauty school qualify?

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February 15, 2022
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The school is a Paul Mitchell beauty school.

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KrisD15

It APPEARS yes, but do call their financial aid office to verify and you will also need their Federal EIN (Employer Identification Number) to apply for the education credit.

If they are considered an Eligible educational institution" you may be able to claim the "Lifetime Learning Credit".

The expenses would NOT be eligible to be applied towards the American Opportunity Tax Credit. That credit is only for pursuing a college degree.

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Hal_Al

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Simple answer: yes beauty school mostly qualify.

Longer answer: To be eligible for the tuition credits, the course must be taken at "an eligible institution". The school should be able to tell you if it is an eligible educational institution. In general, an eligible educational institution is an accredited college, university, vocational school, or other postsecondary educational institution, including accredited, public, nonprofit, and proprietary (privately-owned, profit-making) postsecondary institutions. Additionally, in order to be an eligible educational institution, the school must be eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education. If they issue a 1098-T they are probably an eligible institution.

Enter your school at the link below, to see if it's on the dept. of education list.

https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home

damienoh

My tuition was almost $19000 to a Beauty Barber School and the school is on the list via the link you gave. I didn’t receive any 1098T and haven’t heard back from the school. Is there any other way to go about getting the info needed to get credit if school does not provide it?