Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
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Chapter 7, Problem 18P
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Introduction:The education tax credit is intended to reduce the cost of higher education for taxpayers. They are two types of tax credits available, American opportunity tax credit AOTC and lifetime learning credit LLC. AOTC is available for qualifying low income and middle income for higher education and LLC is available for qualified expenses paid for the education of taxpayers.
The difference between the types of education covered by American Opportunity tax credit and the Lifetime leaning credit.
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