I don't believe this to be the case, but is any part of the tuition we paid for private school tax deductible? Our girls are in K and 3rd Grade.

[Patrice · Accepted solution]

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 interview for the credit under deductions and credits to see if you qualify for this tax credit.

Please follow this link for more information about the credit.  https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc602.html

[xmasbaby0]

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