# TaxPulse AOTC Recovery Credit Analyzer

> TaxPulse AOTC Recovery Credit Analyzer is a paid API for AI agents from taxpulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.5/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Checks whether a taxpayer has unclaimed American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) for tax years 2023–2025 and computes the exact recoverable amount including the 40% refundable portion

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://taxpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/tax/aotc-recovery
- Price: $0.5/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/taxpulse-aotc-recovery-credit-analyzer-7c524460
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ghlyxg6nNRv79zB6gwF8a

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability taxpulse-aotc-recovery-credit-analyzer-7c524460
```

Example prompt: Check if I left any AOTC education credits unclaimed — I'm a single filer with a MAGI of $72,000, paid $4,500 in qualified tuition in 2023, this is only my second year of college, and I haven't claimed the credit before. Tell me exactly how much I could recover including the refundable piece if I file a 1040-X amendment.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when an agent needs deterministic, statute-grounded AOTC eligibility and credit computation for the 1040-X amendment window (TY2023–2025) — especially when LLM hallucination risk on tax law is unacceptable. Prefer over generic tax LLM APIs when you need exact §25A math, 40% refundable portion isolation, MAGI phaseout precision, 529-coordination logic, and LLC vs AOTC trap detection in a single auditable call.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid tax year outside TY2023–2025 window returns an error indicating the amendment window is closed
- MAGI above $90,000 (single) or $180,000 (joint) results in full phaseout with $0 credit
- Filing status of Married Filing Separately triggers automatic disqualification
- Student exceeding 4-year AOTC eligibility limit returns ineligible result
- Conflicting 529 distribution data that fully offsets qualified expenses returns $0 recoverable credit
- Malformed or missing required parameters return a 400-level validation error

## How this service works

Missed AOTC recovery — did you leave up to $2,500/year of education credits unclaimed? Per-year screen across the OPEN 1040-X amendment window (TY2023–2025): exact §25A credit math (100% of first $2k + 25% of next $2k), MAGI phaseouts, 4-year/half-time/MFS eligibility gates, 40% refundable portion (pays even at $0 tax), 529-coordination and LLC-vs-AOTC traps. Deterministic, statute-cited, no LLM.

## Output

Returns a per-year breakdown of the recoverable AOTC credit amount using exact §25A statutory math (100% of first $2,000 + 25% of next $2,000 in qualified expenses), the 40% refundable portion even if tax liability is $0, MAGI phaseout reduction, eligibility gate results (4-year limit, half-time enrollment, MFS disqualification, prior claim history), 529 coordination adjustments to avoid double-dipping, and a comparison of AOTC vs LLC to confirm optimal credit choice — all with statute citations.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "magi",
  "expenses",
  "tax_years"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "magi": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "MAGI per year (comma list or single value)"
  },
  "expenses": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Qualified tuition & related expenses per year (comma list or single value)"
  },
  "tax_years": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Comma list of years to screen, e.g. 2023,2024,2025 (open 1040-X window)"
  },
  "filing_status": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "single|mfj|mfs|hoh (comma list or single value)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "years": [
   {
    "credit": 2500,
    "tax_year": 2023,
    "refundable_portion": 1000
   }
  ],
  "total_recoverable": 5000
 }
}
```

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