I think I may have made a major mistake on my taxes by accident and just realized it.
I e-file my taxes each year and use the "Free File" program. In 2005, I used a different program than 2004, but this year Turbotax was offering a better deal so I went back to them.
Because I had used them in the past, they had my 2004 return on file..I was just looking at it and discovered that I claimed the Hope Credit...I totally forgot and claimed it in 2005.
All the tax forms say is that you can't claim both the Hope and Lifetime Learning credits in the same year....but I thought the Hope credit was a one time deal.
Last year I filed my return and it was accepted by the IRS without a problem, so maybe I'm wrong.
Please someone with experience shed some light on this for me! If am wrong, can they hold my refund this year, can be charged fines or go to jail? Thank you
2007-01-23
10:47:09
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