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NYS tuition credit was calculated and reported on line 48 of NYState Form IT-196 even though the dependent was not claimed in this year (2021) since he was indicated as being claimed in even years.

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NYS tuition credit was calculated and reported on line 48 of NYState Form IT-196 even though the dependent was not claimed in this year (2021) since he was indicated as being claimed in even years.

TrishE278

NYS tuition credit is not allowed unless the student is claimed as a dependent.  In this case, the deduction was reported on the state tax return on Line 48 of Form IT-196.  It seems to me that a diagnostic message should have appeared stating that the tuition deduction is not allowed when the student is not claimed as a dependent.  

Note that in this case the taxpayer was filing as head of household.

I'm thinking the software developers may want to look at this for future fixes.

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