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Did you enter any education expenses on the federal return?   You need to have unused federal educators expenses (the limit is $300 on the federal return).     You can't deduct expenses that were deducted on the federal return.    If you had $800 in educator expenses on the federal return, you would have $500 left over to claim on the VA return.   You can also take the VA credit for professional development courses you did not get a credit for on the federal return.   But those still need to be entered on the federal return to transfer to the VA return.  

Eligible Educators - See VA Deductions

You may qualify to claim this deduction if: 

• You served at least 900 hours in a Virginia public or private primary or secondary school as a 
  • Virginia licensed teacher 
  • Instructor 
  • Student counselor 
  • Special needs personnel 
  • Student aide 
• You paid for one or more of the following: 
  • Professional development courses 
  • Qualifying items used directly in the service of your students, including 
    • Books 
    • Supplies 
    • Computer equipment and software 
    • Other educational equipment 
    • Supplementary materials 
• You were not reimbursed for these expenses 
• You did not claim a deduction for these expenses on your federal income tax return 

How much is the deduction? 

• The amount of the expenses paid, up to $500.