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Hope credit paid by someone else

 
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James



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:52 pm    Post subject: Hope credit paid by someone else Reply with quote
Mother and father are divorced. Mother paid daughter's college tuition, but
father is claiming the daughter. Can father claim the Hope credit on his
return, assuming daughter otherwise qualifies?

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Phil Marti



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Hope credit paid by someone else Reply with quote
"James" wrote:

> Mother and father are divorced. Mother paid daughter's college tuition,
> but father is claiming the daughter. Can father claim the Hope credit on
> his return, assuming daughter otherwise qualifies?

Yes. This situation is specifically addressed in IRS Publication 970.

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