2007-02-16 06:57:57 · 3 answers · asked by ucoaroonz 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You cannot claim the tuition and fees deduction if any of the following apply.
Your filing status is married filing separately.
Publication 970
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/ch06.html
You changed your question from can you to why can't you
That is the way Congress wrote the Tax Law
2007-02-16 07:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Those are the IRS rules, unfortunately. There are quite a few tax credits that are lost when a married couple chooses to file separately.
The reason is likely to discourage taxpayers from filing two separate returns (more paperwork/administrative costs) when they are eligible to file a single joint return.
2007-02-16 15:10:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of credits that the law doesn't allow you to take if you file as married filing separately. This is one of them.
2007-02-16 17:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋