topic I am trying to claim the Louisiana School Expense Deduction, TurboTax says I do not qualify. There are no income limits on this. How can I override this? in Education

I am trying to claim the Louisiana School Expense Deduction, TurboTax says I do not qualify. There are no income limits on this. How can I override this?

clsanchez77 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:59:14 GMT

In Louisiana, deductions are allowed for private school tuition, supplies and uniforms. I am trying to claim this (and have for 9 years now). TurboTax this year has decided I am no longer eligible for this deduction. Louisiana does not have any income limits or qualifiers for this deduction. How can I troubleshoot this or work around it.

On a side note, if I go to the Louisiana Dept of Revenue and do my taxes there, I am allows to claim the credit. I just like to keep my federal and state taxes together.

Thanks

Re: I am trying to claim the Louisiana School Expense Deduction, TurboTax says I do not qualify. There are no income limits on this. How can I override this?

Kat — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:12:52 GMT

I have shared your post with TurboTax Moderators for investigation. Since you're able to report these expenses as deductions on the Louisiana DOR website, it certainly is worthy of investigation. Thanks for your patience while Moderators take a look to see how they can help. Someone may reach out to you here or by email.

Re: I am trying to claim the Louisiana School Expense Deduction, TurboTax says I do not qualify. There are no income limits on this. How can I override this?

clsanchez77 — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:15:25 GMT

I actually just resolved this issue after posting. Turbo Tax reset the questions regarding my dependents being eligible for federal tax credits, which then disqualified them from the state exemption. Once I fixed that, aside from Fed taxes being adjusted very favorably, I was then able to provide the school expenses for state deduction.

Thanks for anyone who put time into looking into this.

Re: I am trying to claim the Louisiana School Expense Deduction, TurboTax says I do not qualify. There are no income limits on this. How can I override this?

Kat — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:22:25 GMT

Thanks for the update! I will delete my post for the Moderators.