Am I eligible?
You may be eligible for the Student Loan Credit if both of the following are true:
• You have taxable earned income
• Youmadepaymentstowardyourownqualiededucationloansduringtheyear
What is a qualied educaon loan?
Qualiededucationloansincludeloansusedforthecostofattendanceataneligiblepostsecondarycollegeoruniversity.Thisdoesnotin-
cludeloansfromarelativeoraqualiedemployerplan.
Can I claim payments I made toward someone else’s loans?
No.Youmayonlyqualifyforthecreditbasedonyourowneligiblepaymentstowardyourownqualiededucationloans.
Do I need proof?
Yes.Savecanceledchecksandkeepadetailedrecordfromtheinstitutionyoumakepaymentstoforyourqualiedloans.Wemayaskyouto
showtheserecordsifwehavequestions.
Line Instrucons
Round amounts to the nearest whole dollar.
Line 1
Entertheamountyoupaidin2020towardqualiededucationloanstakenouttopayforyourpostsecondaryeducation.Includepayments
madetowardprincipalandinterest.
Ifyouaremarried,lingajointreturn,andmadepaymentstowardloanstakenouttopayforeachspouse’spostsecondaryeducation,enter
theamountyoupaidtowardeachspouse’sloansintheappropriatecolumn.
Example for married couples ling a joint return:Youpaid$3,000towardloanstakenouttopayforyourpostsecondaryeducationand
$2,500towardyourspouse’sloans.Youwillenter$3,000incolumnA,and$2,500incolumnB.
Line 2
Enteryourfederaladjustedgrossincome(FAGI)fromline1ofFormM1orline34ofScheduleM1NC.
Ifyouaremarriedandlingajointreturn,enteryourjointFAGIincolumnAandcolumnB.
Line 6
Enteryourtotalearnedincomefrom2020.Thisamountisthetotalofyourwages,salaries,tips,andotheremployeecompensationreported
inbox1offederalFormW-2plusyournetearningsfromself-employment.
Line 7
Enterthetotalamountofqualiededucationloanstakenoutforyourpostsecondaryeducation.Thisistheoriginalamountofyourquali-
ededucationloans,includingamountspreviouslypaidandamountsnotyetpaid.Donotincludeloanstakenoutforsomeoneelse’scollege
educationexpenses.
Line 14
Full-year Minnesota residents:
Entertheamountfromline13.
Part-year Minnesota residents:
• Ifyouarenotlingajointreturn,multiplytheamountonline13byline30ofScheduleM1NR,Nonresidents/Part-Year Residents.
• Ifyouarelingajointreturn,completeaseparateScheduleM1NRforeachspousewhoqualiesforthiscredit.Ifyouhaveajoint
incomesource(suchasajointinvestmentaccount)ordeductions(suchasmovingexpenses),use50%oftheincomeordeductiononeach
spouse’sseparateScheduleM1NR.Useonlythatspouse’sincomeontheScheduleM1NRyouprepareforthespouse.Usetheseparate
SchedulesM1NRtocompletetheWorksheetforLine14below.
2020 Schedule M1SLC Instrucons
Worksheet for Line 14 — Married Part-Year Resident(s) Filing Jointly
A B
Taxpayer Spouse
1
Entertheamountfromline13
..........................................................
2 Entertheamountfromline30oftheseparateScheduleM1NRpreparedusing
onlythatspouse’sincome.Donotentermorethan1.00000.
Ifyouareafull-yearresident,enter1.00000 ..............................................
3 Multiplystep1bystep2.Entertheresulthereandonline14intheappropriatecolumn...........
Forms and Informaon
• Website:www.revenue.state.mn.us
• Email:individual.incometax@state.mn.us
• Phone:651-296-3781or1-800-652-9094(toll-free)