Wow! Those of you that use the at-home tax software, double check it!
I took a couple of classes last fall and for some reason the program I'm using either didn't ask me about education OR I completely missed the federal return on education (most likely the later knowing me).
Anyhoo, I happened to notice it tonight when I was filing for FAFSA. I looked and thought, "Why am I filing a return w/o Education claims on my Fed, but am doing it on my State?!?".
I checked and viola! I cut my payment to the Feds in half
and increased my state return!
I took a couple of classes last fall and for some reason the program I'm using either didn't ask me about education OR I completely missed the federal return on education (most likely the later knowing me).
Anyhoo, I happened to notice it tonight when I was filing for FAFSA. I looked and thought, "Why am I filing a return w/o Education claims on my Fed, but am doing it on my State?!?".
I checked and viola! I cut my payment to the Feds in half