Who needs accountants when you've got a Free Tax Preparation guru on the board?
No, all those preparation costs aren't worth a damned thing on your tax return. (OK, MAYBE we could swing some part of it on the schedule A if your employer required you to get the MBA, or maybe if you're self-employed, but it would be a stretch. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.)
If your spouse moves with you and can claim that the move is related to work (getting a new job), and you move a decent distance, you can claim the moving expense deduction.
You can claim your tuition and some fees paid on the Lifetime Learning Credit (form 8863), as long as you follow three rules:
1. The cost is necessary AND paid to the school (shows up on your tuition statement).
2. Expense is paid by cash or loans. Scholarship/grant/fellowship money won't count, obviously.
3. For those of you who are young enough: whoever claims your personal exemption gets to claim these credits. If your parents claim you, they get the credit, no matter who paid the expenses. If Grandma throws out $100k to pay for you, but you claim yourself on your return, then you get the credit. Sucks to be Grandma. But AWESOME to be you.
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