Educator Expenses

tax201902 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:47:14 GMT

Our Son was still home school in 2021 from Jan to Jun due to Covid-19. Where I can input the Expense for the Educator deduction for 2021?

Re: Educator Expenses

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:36:28 GMT

Sorry--you do not get the educator deduction for home schooling. That deduction is only for teachers who were employed to teach K-12 in an actual school--not a home school.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc458

EDUCATION EXPENSES

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

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Educator Expenses

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