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April 17, 2025
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Savers credit

  • April 17, 2025
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The savers credit is not available for someone enrolled full time at school, but does not include schools offering courses only through the internet. Would I be eligible if my college classes are all online only?

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    April 17, 2025

    It depends on whether you have a choice to take all of your classes online or you could be in class in person.  

     

    If the school only offers online classes, with no in-person options, then you would be eligible for the Saver's Credit even though you are a student.

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    Hal_Al
    April 17, 2025

    From the instructions for form 8880:
    You were a student if during any part of 5 calendar months of 2024
    you:
    • Were enrolled as a full-time student at a school; or
    • Took a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school or a state,
    county, or local government agency.
    A school includes technical, trade, and mechanical schools. It
    doesn’t include on-the-job training courses, correspondence schools, or
    schools offering courses only through the Internet

    https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8880.pdf