"Is tuition tax deductible" is usually one of the first questions both students and parents of students ask. Unfortunately, the IRS does not allow anyone to take the cost of college tuition as a deduction from their taxable income.
But, for those whose income falls below a certain threshold, the federal government does offer something called
tax credits to help ease the burden of paying for an education in the US. Rather than a deduction, they are called a higher education tax credit or a college student tax credit.
So, is college tuition tax deductible? Unfortunately no, but tax credits are.