11 September 2009
The Hope Credit is one of a couple of tax credits for education. It was signed into law under President Clinton as part of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. Since 1997, the amount of the credit has been tweaked, ultimately resulting in the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which was signed into law [...]
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28 February 2008
In recent weeks, I’ve received a flurry of emails from parents asking about whether band uniforms, soccer cleats and other expenses related to children are deductible. I thought it might be useful to have a checklist of some child-related deductions that you may be overlooking.
1, Child tax credit. If your modified AGI (adjusted [...]
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