According to the IRS, a taxpayer may be able to take the deduction if he or his spouse, or a dependent he claims on his tax return was a student enrolled or at ending an eligible educational institution.

The deduction is based on the amount of qualified education expenses you paid for the student in 2009 for academic periods beginning in 2009 and the first 3 months of 2010.

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