Schedule B2 Individual - American Opportunity Tax Credit - 2011

Schedule B2 Individual

AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT

(Long Form)

Rev. Mar 9 12

2011

(American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)

Taxable year beginning on __________________, ________ and ending on __________________, ________

Taxpayer's name

Social Security Number

Part I

Determination of Credit

21

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

(F)

(G)

(H)

Student's Name

Student's Social Security

Qualified Educational

Enter the difference between

Add the amount of

Enter the smaller of the

Multiply the amount in

Multiply the amount in

Number

Expenses (Do not exceed

amount in Column (C) or

Columns (C) and (D)

Columns (D) and (F)

Column (E) by 25%

Column (G) by 40%

$4,000 per student)

$2,000

(Column C - Column D)

(Column E x .25)

(Column D + Column F)

(Column G x .40)

(06)

00

(11)

(16)

(21)

00

(26)

00

(01)

00

00

00

(31)

(07)

(12)

(17)

(22)

(27)

(02)

00

00

00

00

(32)

00

00

(08)

(13)

(18)

(23)

(28)

(03)

00

00

00

00

(33)

00

00

(14)

(19)

(24)

(29)

(04)

(09)

00

00

00

00

(34)

00

00

(05)

(10)

00

(15)

(20)

00

(25)

00

(30)

00

(35)

00

00

1.

Total credit for eligible students (Enter the total of Column (H)). If you are an individual taxpayer or married filing a separate return and your adjusted gross income exceeds $80,000 or $160,000 if you are married,

go to Part II. Otherwise, transfer this amount to page 2, Part 3, line 23H of the return ...................................................................................................................................................................

(36)

00

Part II

Credit Limitation

00

1.

Total credit (Enter total of Part I, line 1) .........................................................................................................................................................................................

(37)

00

2.

Enter $180,000 if married or $90,000 if you are an individual taxpayer or married filing separate return .....................................................................................................................

(38)

00

Adjusted gross income (Enter the amount of Part 1, line 5 of the return or line 6, Columns B and C of Schedule CO Individual) ................................................................

3.

(39)

00

Subtract line 3 from line 2. If the result is zero ("0") or less, do not continue; you can not claim this credit ......................................................................................

4.

(40)

00

5.

Enter $20,000 if married or $10,000 if you are an individual taxpayer or married filing separate return .......................................................................................................................

(41)

X .

00

6.

If line 4 is equal or more than line 5, enter the amount from line 1 on line 7. If line 4 is less than line 5, divide line 4 by line 5. Enter the result rounded to two decimal places ...........................................................

(42)

00

7.

Multiply line 1 by line 6. This is the amount of credit that can be claimed. Transfer to page 2, Part 3, line 23H of the return ............................................................................................................

(43)

Retention Period: Ten (10) years