what year did the hope tax credit start
The Hope Scholarship tax credit is no longer subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) starting in 2009. (The amount of the maximum Hope Scholarship was originally $1,500. It was increased to $1,650 in 2006, to $1,800 in 2008 and to $2,500 for 2009 and 2010. The Tax Relief Act of 2010 extended the American Opportunity Tax Credit's improvements to the Hope Scholarship through 2012.