Taxpayer paid tuition in December 2024 for program starting in January 2025.  We have a 1098-T from institution for which box 7 is checked (indicates amounts paid are for an academic period beg in 2025).  Taxpayer already completed 4 years of college. On the Student Info-T worksheet first question is "Was this person a student during 2024?" and if I answer 'No' it disallows the Lifetime Learning Credit. Do I just answer 'Yes'? 

Also - in Part II of same worksheet, questions 4 and 5 below - not sue if I should answer Yes, No, or NA since the program doesn't start until Jan 2025.

Q4 - Was this student taking courses as part of a postsecondary degree program or to acquire of improve job skills? 

Q5 - Did this student take at lease one-half the normal full-time workload for one academic period?