Can I deduct fees for my high school age daughter for activity fees, private voice lessons, audition fees, Opera Program tuition and Theater Festival fees?

smk0157 · ‎July 9, 2020

Texas Roger · ‎July 9, 2020

None of these fees or expenses are deductible on a federal tax return.

macuser_22 · ‎July 9, 2020

No. Personal expenses are not deductible.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎July 9, 2020

EDUCATION EXPENSES

Education expenses for grades K-12 are not deductible on your Federal return, whether for private, public, or home schooling, nor are the expenses for tutoring, after school lessons or after school activities, such as dance lessons, sports, etc. Some states allow deductions/credits for K-12 education and/or home schooling expenses; if your state has these deductions available, you will be prompted to enter them when you prepare your state return. (As far as I know, the states that offer any sort of K-12 deductions/credits are Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,Louisiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin)

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Can I deduct fees for my high school age daughter for activity fees, private voice lessons, audition fees, Opera Program tuition and Theater Festival fees?