Hello, I am having an issue in determining whether or not I can claim the AOTC Tax Credit for this year. I am currently 24, but will be 25 in May. I was told by someone who works at HR Block that I could claim the credit and possibly receive a refund for the years I was in college.

I graduated college in 2012 as a 5th year senior, and have 1098-Ts for 2010 -2012.

This will be my first time filing taxes, and I was claimed as a dependent in the years that I was in college, but I am pretty sure that the tax credits were not claimed for me all of my 1st 4yrs.

I would just like to know if I can claim the AOTC Credit, and if so how do I go about filing for the credit on this years return, or do I need to somehow file a return for the years in which I was school??