Get 2007 Form 8863

Limits on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). The lifetime learning credit and the American opportunity credit MAGI limits are $180,000 if you're married filing jointly ($90,000 if you're filing single, head of household, or qualifying surviving spouse). See Table 1 and the instructions for line 3 or line 14.

The Credit Limit Worksheet of Form 8863 includes information about the taxpayer's income, education expenses, and other factors that affect the tax credit calculation.

Qualified expenses are amounts paid for tuition, fees and other related expense for an eligible student that are required for enrollment or attendance at an eligible educational institution. You must pay the expenses for an academic period* that starts during the tax year or the first three months of the next tax year.

You might need to calculate other credits first to properly apply the credit. While the maximum credit is $2,000 total per qualifying child, taxpayers who don't have that much tax liability may instead be subject to the lower $1,500 refundable credit limit.

If you have 2 children under the age of 6, your child tax credit should be $3,600 for each child. How much did you get in Advanced Child Tax Credit? The refundable child tax credit should be $3,600.

More In Forms and Instructions Use Schedule 8812 (Form 1040) to figure your child tax credits, to report advance child tax credit payments you received in 2021, and to figure any additional tax owed if you received excess advance child tax credit payments during 2021.