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    flymanansh Posts: 14, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 27, 2012, 05:11 PM
    Tuition and fees deduction for Oregon tax
    Hi

    I am working on the Oregon State tax return.
    As for the line 18 (other subtraction), I am kind of confused about the
    Instruction for this line. The instruction is as follows

    Did you claim the American opportunity or lifetime learning
    Credit on your federal return? If so, you were not allowed a federal tuition
    And fees deduction because you claimed the federal credit. Because Oregon
    Does not have credits similar to the American opportunity or lifetime learning credits, you can subtract the federal tuition and fees deduction on your Oregon return up to the amount you would have been allowed on your federal return. You can claim the lesser of $4,000 or your actual expenses.

    I have claimed lifetime learning credit for federal return( tuition:$960. Credit: 960*20%=$192). So my understanding is that I can't claim this deduction for state return. But the H&R software I used for the state return put the tuition and fee deduction ($960) on line 18 as other subtraction. Was my understanding wrong?

    Thanks.
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    Feb 29, 2012, 06:46 AM
    The instruction says that if you took the opportinity or lifetime credit on your federeal return (and hence were not allowed to take a deduction for tuition and fees) you can take a deduction on your Oregon tax return. So that's what TaxCut is doing - taking the deduction. It seems to be doing exactly what it should.

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