Is my son qualifies for K-12 minnesota education credit. He is in 3rd grade?

[IsabellaG]

It depends. Third grade is included in the credit, if your son is a qualifying child.

To claim education expenses for the K-12 Education Subtraction or Credit, you must have a “qualifying child.” To qualify, both of the following must be true:

• Your child attended kindergarten through 12th grade during the year.
• Your child meets the federal definition of “qualifying child” used for the Earned Income Credit.

This means that your son must be your child, and must have lived with you for more than half the year.

Qualifying Child of More Than One Taxpayer

If another person can claim your child as a “qualifying child,” only one of you may claim education expenses paid for that child.

The two of you must decide who will claim the K-12 subtraction or credit. Whoever does so may only claim the expenses they actually paid – you can’t claim expenses paid by the other person, and they can’t claim expenses paid by you.

See this link to the Minnesota Department of Revenue for more requirements.