Form 8863 (2010)
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Part III Refundable American Opportunity Credit
7 Enter the amount from line 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Enter: $180,000 if married filing jointly; $90,000 if single, head of
household, or qualifying widow(er) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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9 Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 38,* or Form 1040A, line 22 . . . 9
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Subtract line 9 from line 8. If zero or less, stop; you cannot take any
education credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Enter: $20,000 if married filing jointly; $10,000 if single, head of household,
or qualifying widow(er) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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12 If line 10 is:
• Equal to or more than line 11, enter 1.000 on line 12 . . . . . . . . . . .
• Less than line 11, divide line 10 by line 11. Enter the result as a decimal (rounded to
at least three places) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Multiply line 7 by line 12. Caution: If you were under age 24 at the end of the year and meet
the conditions on page 4 of the instructions, you cannot take the refundable American opportunity
credit. Skip line 14, enter the amount from line 13 on line 15, and check this box . .
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Refundable American opportunity credit. Multiply line 13 by 40% (.40). Enter the amount here and
on Form 1040, line 66, or Form 1040A, line 43. Then go to line 15 below . . . . . . . . .
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Part IV
Nonrefundable Education Credits
15 Subtract line 14 from line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Enter the amount from line 6, if any. If you have no entry on line 6, skip lines 17 through 22, and
enter the amount from line 15 on line 6 of the Credit Limit Worksheet (see instructions) . . . .
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Enter: $120,000 if married filing jointly; $60,000 if single, head of
household, or qualifying widow(er) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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18 Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 38,* or Form 1040A, line 22 . . . 18
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Subtract line 18 from line 17. If zero or less, skip lines 20 and 21, and enter
zero on line 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Enter: $20,000 if married filing jointly; $10,000 if single, head of household,
or qualifying widow(er) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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21 If line 19 is:
• Equal to or more than line 20, enter 1.000 on line 21 and go to line 22
• Less than line 20, divide line 19 by line 20. Enter the result as a decimal (rounded to at least three
places) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 .
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Multiply line 16 by line 21. Enter here and on line 1 of the Credit Limit Worksheet (see instructions)
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Nonrefundable education credits. Enter the amount from line 11 of the Credit Limit Worksheet
(see instructions) here and on Form 1040, line 49, or Form 1040A, line 31 . . . . . . . . .
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*If you are filing Form 2555, 2555-EZ, or 4563, or you are excluding income from Puerto Rico, see Pub. 970 for the amount to enter.
Form 8863 (2010)