exemptions and credits for student

IVe
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:16:10 +0000

thank you swimcats and college query. NYS has their own AGI based on their added items and subtracting items. They also state that if no one claims the student in a NYS tax return, the student can claim the college tuition credit. Nothing about it been tied to federal dependent claim. I think I will file as usual and pay the high tax and try to get the answer later and if needed file an amended return. I never noticed that part on student claiming college credit before in the NYS forms. As for MA, because of a high college grant and WS she has had to file the MA return every year to recover tax withheld. I hate this time of year, my head hurts.