anyone know if you can claim test fees on taxes?

[bricabrac]

Ok, ordinarily I wouldn't comment about something like this because I don't like adding fuel to a fire; however, if this comment has Peace123 questioning whether or not he is offensive to anyone on the board then I feel that I must respond.

I think you are off base here, bricabrac. I re-read the responses regarding taxes and do not see any "attack" on you or your accountant. Lighten up. At no point did anyone accuse your accountant of impropriety or any other misconduct.

Wow, now another one...you should reread the posts with open eyes instead of feeling you need to defend someone's honor. These are the comments I was referring to. In my world defense, penalties and audits are incriminating. I was actually answering a question asked by the OP. I agreed with Lindagerr's post and all of a sudden I become the one who needs a lesson in tax law/code. If you read the post fully you would see I innocently responded to peace by saying I did not know the answer to his question and then this post came through. If it was not personal, why are you quoting my posts...Funny, there was never a reference made to the post I agreed with. I have only tried to lend my experience or some information I just found out to help others and again I am getting called out for it?

Good day.

Originally Posted by peace123
As a former state tax collector I will just add the following advice :

"ignorance of the tax law is not a defense"

"even if you pay someone to prepare your return, ultimately any tax and penalties owed because of an audit are your responsibility, not your prepares/ Accountants"...so it is wise to
learn about these credits if your preparer/Accountant has you claim the education credits on your return.