THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide to Federal Income Taxation

by Paul D. Diaz, EA, MBA · Enrolled Agent, admitted to practice before the IRS


Glossary · IRC §25A · 26 U.S.C. §25A

Education credits

From THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide. Principal treatment in Chapter 4: Credits — Direct Offsets to Tax.

Lifetime Learning Credit (Section 25A) — Nonrefundable credit of up to $2,000 per return, available for any level of post-secondary education. American Opportunity Tax Credit (Section 25A) — Partially refundable credit of up to $2,500 per student for the first four years of post-secondary education.

In the Guide

This section is treated in Chapter 4. The published chapter summary is the source of the definition above. The full reasoning, citations, and worked examples are in the book.

Related in this chapter

Cite as: Diaz, Paul D. THE TAX CUTTERY® Guide to Federal Income Taxation, Professional Edition, Chapter 4: Credits — Direct Offsets to Tax. IRC §25A (26 U.S.C. §25A). taxguide.tax/irc/25A

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