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Can I deduct tuition/extracurricular activity fees/fundraiser donations for a public charter school that my children attended in 2019?

 
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AmyC
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Can I deduct tuition/extracurricular activity fees/fundraiser donations for a public charter school that my children attended in 2019?

Federal and state have different answers. For the federal, see Are Contributions to School District Programs Tax Deductible ...

For the state, it depends on which state you live in for which deductions you can have. All states will let you have the charity donations that federal allows.

Those donations include things like buying books at the book fair (usually 50%) along with a book for the teacher (100%) deductible.

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Can I deduct tuition/extracurricular activity fees/fundraiser donations for a public charter school that my children attended in 2019?

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)

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
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