how do i claim the american opportunity tax credit 
to claim the aotc complete form 8863 and submit it with your form 1040 or 1040 sr when filing your annual income tax return enter the nonrefundable part of the credit on schedule 3 of your 1040 or 1040 sr line 3 the refundable portion of the credit goes on line 29 of the 1040 or 1040 sr 4can i claim the aotc and the lifetime learning credit yes you can claim the aotc and the llc on the same tax return however you can t claim both credits for the same student or the same expenses during a single tax year 5can i claim the aotc if i get a grant yes however you need to subtract the grant amount from your qualified education expenses before claiming the tax credit so if you have 5 000 in costs and a 4 000 grant you would be able to claim 1 000 of qualified education expenses with the aotc for the purposes of the aotc grants include 5the bottom linethe aotc is a partially refundable tax credit that can offset certain qualified education expenses of postsecondary students the student or a spouse or someone claiming the student as a dependent can claim up to 2 500 if the credit takes your bill down to zero you can receive a refund of up to 1 000 40 1