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Find answers to common questions about the education credits, including the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC).

Do you pay higher education expenses? Find out if you are eligible for the Lifetime Learning Credit or other tax benefits for education.

Learn how the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) can help pay up to $2,500 for tuition and other qualifying expenses per student each year on your tax return during the first four years of higher education.

Education credits like the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC) can help with the cost of higher education. See if you qualify.

Find out what is an Eligible Educational Institution to qualify for the education credits.

An information return is a tax document that reports certain payments during the calendar year to the IRS and the person you paid. If you have 10 or more information returns, you must file them electronically.

You can’t take more than one education benefit for the same student and the same expenses. So, you can't take the American opportunity tax credit and lifetime learning credit for the same student in the same tax year. Also, if you receive tax-free educational assistance, such as a grant, you need to subtract that amount from your qualified education expenses.

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Our records show you already claimed the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) on Form 8863 of your 2023 tax return for the same student for the four years allowed.

Our records show you already claimed the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) on Form 8863 of your 2023 tax return for the same student for the four years allowed.