Updated for Tax Year 2019:
According to the Minnesota Department of Revenue's Master’s Degree in Teacher’s Licensure Field:
“You may qualify for this credit if all of the following are true:
- You began a master's degree program after June 30, 2017.
- Your program was in reading, English or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, or geography.
- You completed your program in the year you claim the credit.
- Your program did not include a pedagogy component. (Pedagogy is the method and practice of teaching.)
- You held a Minnesota teaching license issued by the Minnesota Department of Education when you began and completed your program.
- You paid for tuition or required fees, books, or instructional materials for your program.
If you are a part-year or nonresident, you may qualify for the credit based on the percentage of your income taxable to Minnesota.”
Please see the link above for more information.
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