Julien and Sarah Are Married, File a Joint Return, and Have

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Julien and Sarah are married, file a joint return, and have two children, Kaya and Christopher. Kaya just finished her third year at college and Christopher just finished his first year of graduate school (fifth year of college). Tuition and books for the past year were $1,800 for Kaya and $5,000 for Christopher. How much can Julien and Sarah claim in educational credits if their joint AGI was $120,000 for 2014?

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Definitions:

Behavioural Disorder

A type of disorder that involves a pattern of disruptive behaviours in children and adults that last for at least six months and cause problems in school, work, or social relationships.

Mood Disorder

An altered mood state severe enough to interfere with a person’s social and occupational functioning (for example, ability to work or go to school) and whose range of symptoms is not limited to the person’s feelings, but affects other bodily and behavioural systems as well.

Childhood-Onset

Referring to disorders or conditions that begin during the childhood years of an individual's development.

Adult-Onset

A term used to describe conditions or diseases that appear for the first time or are first diagnosed in adulthood.