Can you write off Catholic school tuition?

[Patrice · Accepted solution]

No, The IRS does not allow education expenses for grades K-12 to be deducted on a federal tax return.

Tuition for preschool and K-12 is a personal expense, and cannot be deducted.  However, you may qualify for the child and dependent care credit if you sent your child to preschool so you could work.  Please go through the TurboTax child and dependent care credit interview in the "Deductions and Credits" section to see if you qualify for this tax credit.

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 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin)

[Bsch4477]

Not for the federal return.  Some states do give credit for that.