This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

• The Lifetime Learning Credit is capped at $2,000 per tax return, not per student.

• Qualified expenses are strictly limited to tuition and fees required for enrollment, differing from other education credits.

• The LLC is a non-refundable credit, meaning it can only reduce tax liability to zero and no portion is paid out as a refund.

• Unlike the AOTC, the LLC can be claimed for an unlimited number of years, making it suitable for graduate or professional development courses.

• Taxpayers cannot claim both the LLC and the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) for the same student in the same tax year.

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