American opportunity credit

To enter education expenses to get the American Opportunity Credit

Log into Turbotax

1. On the menu bar on the left that shows.

   1. My Info

   2. Federal

   3. State

   4. Review

   5. File

2. Select Tax Tools

3. On the drop-down select Tools

4. There will be 4 green boxes

5. Select Tax Topics

6. Type Education Expenses

7. Start the Interview

You can not do American Opportunity Credit in the Free version.

TurboTax Free Edition is their free version. It’s $0 to prepare your Federal return. It’s $0 to prepare your state return. And it’s $0 to file both returns.

There is, however, a minor catch. It’s only meant for the simplest of tax situations.

If you only have:

• W-2 income
• Unemployment income
• Limited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV
• Claim the standard deduction
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC)
• Child tax credits