Here are the federal rules:
To qualify for the Educator Expense Deduction for a given year, you must meet two criteria and of course have paid expenses using taxable income:
- You worked as a teacher, instructor, counselor, principal or aide for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. (note this does not necesarilly mean in school, it could mean as a religion teacher or camp counselor even).
- You worked at least 900 hours at a school certified by a state to provide elementary or secondary education. This applies to public, private and religious schools.
see more details here. https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/college-and-education/tax-tips-for-teachers-deducting-out-of-po...
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