Julien and Sarah are married, file a joint return, and have two children, Kaya and Christopher. Kaya just finished her third year at college and Christopher just finished his first year of graduate school (fifth year of college). Tuition and books for the past year were $1,800 for Kaya and $5,000 for Christopher. How much can Julien and Sarah claim in educational credits if their joint AGI was $126,000 for 2019?

What will be an ideal response?


$2,300.

Answer computed as follows:


DescriptionAmountExplanation
(1)Kaya's qualifying expenses$1,800  
(2)American opportunity credit before and after phase-out. 1,800 Kaya is eligible for the American opportunity credit since it is her third year of school. No phase-out because AGI is not greater than $160,000.
(3)Christopher's qualifying expenses 5,000 Not eligible for American opportunity credit because it is the fifth year of postsecondary education.
(4)Credit percentage 20% 
(5)Lifetime learning credit before phase-out 1,000 (3) × (4)
(6)Excess AGI over threshold 10,000 $126,000 - $116,000
(7)Excess as a percentage of phase-out range 50%(6) / 20,000
(8)Amount of credit phased out (500)(5) × (7)
 Total education credits$2,300 (2) + (5) + (8)
 

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