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August 5, 2022
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Can we claim American Opportunity Tax or Life Time Learning Tax credits for attending Esthetics course at Beauty college? School did not give 1098-T but provided federal id number.

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Hello, my wife was enrolled in the Esthetics course at Beauty college and the course was around 4 months (600 hours). We paid out of pocket for tuition fees, registration fees, and book supplies.

 

Can we claim for these education expenses? If yes then under AOTC or Life Time Learning?

 

School has provided a federal id number but did not give the 1098-T form.

 

Thanks!

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Employee
August 5, 2022

If they didn’t supply a 1098-T they might not be an accredited education institution. They will know if they are. 
https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/eligible-educational-inst

 

Tax_1Author
August 5, 2022

@Bsch4477 Thanks! I searched on https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home and could see the school name in the list.

Does that mean I can apply with the school's federal id number?

August 5, 2022

@Tax_1 - yes, but don 't be surprised if you are only eligible for LLC.  TT will figure this out. 

 

for LLC, the books are eligble expenses only if purchased directly from the school. 

 

LLC is a "non-refundable" credit, meaning it can't reduce Line 22 of Form 1040 below zero.....