{"id":1151,"date":"2018-01-21T00:23:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T05:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2019-07-09T15:46:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T19:46:05","slug":"two-education-credits-explained-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/21\/two-education-credits-explained-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Education Credits Explained for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Students and graduates can save a significant amount of money at tax time by utilizing one of the following education credits. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>American Opportunity Credit<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">You can claim up to $2,500 per student to account for tuition, activity fees, books, equipment and supplies, provided the student in within their first four years of college. Requirements state that the eligible student has to be enrolled at least half time, and can\u2019t have any felony drug convictions. Parents are able to claim the credit for an eligible student, as long as they claim the student as a dependent on their tax return. The American Opportunity Credit is subject to an income phase-out, capping at $90,000 annually for single filers, and $180,000 for joint taxpayers. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Lifetime Learning Credit<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">This credit is worth up to $2,000 for the same expenses as the previous credit, however the credit extends to graduate and non-degreed courses at accredited learning institutions. That means you aren\u2019t required to be an undergraduate, and can be at any point in your post-secondary education. Different from the American Opportunity Credit, this credit has no requirements for enrollment time, and is limited to one per return. 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