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School Tax Credits
- Who can take advantage of these tax credits?
- Can a taxpayer receive a refund of these credits?
- Can a taxpayer claim both credits in the same taxable year?
- Must a taxpayer have a child in school in order to claim one or both of these credits?
- Is a charter school considered to be a public school or a private school?
- What do I have to do to qualify for this credit?
- Will I qualify for the credit if I pay fees for my own child to participate in an extra-curricular activity or character education program?
- Do contributions I make to the school qualify for the credit?
- What is a character education program?
- What is the maximum dollar amount of the credit?
- What public schools and grades are eligible for the credit?
- What is a fee paid for the support of extra curricular activities?
- What are extracurricular activities?
- What is an enrolled student?
- If a school establishes a central fund to pay for extracurricular activities, would a payment to this central fund qualify for the tax credit?
- Where should the central fund be held?
- Can a taxpayer make a contribution or pay fees to an organization (PTA, school foundation, school district or school club) which then gives the funds in a lump sum to the school or directly pays for extracurricular activities or character education?
Who can take advantage of these tax credits?
Can a taxpayer receive a refund of these credits?
Can a taxpayer claim both credits in the same taxable year?
Must a taxpayer have a child in school in order to claim one or both of these credits?
No.
Is a charter school considered to be a public school or a private school?
What do I have to do to qualify for this credit?
Will I qualify for the credit if I pay fees for my own child to participate in an extra-curricular activity or character education program?
Do contributions I make to the school qualify for the credit?
What is a character education program?
What is the maximum dollar amount of the credit?
What public schools and grades are eligible for the credit?
What is a fee paid for the support of extra curricular activities?
What are extracurricular activities?
What is an enrolled student?
If a school establishes a central fund to pay for extracurricular activities, would a payment to this central fund qualify for the tax credit?
Where should the central fund be held?
Can a taxpayer make a contribution or pay fees to an organization (PTA, school foundation, school district or school club) which then gives the funds in a lump sum to the school or directly pays for extracurricular activities or character education?