For those Americans that are claiming education tax credits, you will not be able to file your tax return until mid-February. The Internal Revenue Service has issued IR-2013-10 announcing that Form 8863 will not be available until the middle of February
Form 8863 is used to claim both the American Opportunities Tax Credit and the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit. Both tax credits are taken by students of higher education institutions. Both credits are used to offset student’s taxable income dollar for dollar. A portion the American Opportunities Tax Credit is refundable. Yesterday was the first day that the Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns. The IRS estimates that a majority of taxpayers were able to begin filing yesterday.
The delay in tax season is due to the “fiscal cliff” debate from the end of last year. Some changes that were made affected 2012’s income tax returns. On January 8, 2013, with IR-2013-2 the IRS announced that it would have to delay the start of filing season because it had to have time to prepare and release tax forms for 2012.
Form 8917, Tuition Fees and Deductions, is not affected by the delay, and is available to be filed as of yesterday.
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