Is my son’s private catholic preschool considered “tax exempt “ or do I need a tax ID number?

[Lisa995]

You should ask the preschool.

[tygrtchr]

Is this considered "school" or "daycare"?

[tygrtchr]

• The Internal Revenue Service doesn’t allow you to deduct private school tuition to lower your federal tax liability.
• But in some states, like Arizona, you can claim private school tuition to help reduce the amount of state tax you’ll owe.

If your child is attending private school for special needs, however, you may be able to get a tax break on your K-12 private school tuition.

• To qualify, you’ll need a physician’s referral proving that your child requires access to specialized private education.
• And, if your child qualifies, you may also be able to deduct the cost of special tutoring or training in addition to tuition.

To claim this deduction, you must itemize rather than choosing the standard deduction. The expenses would need to qualify as deductible medical expenses that are reduced by 7.5% of your adjusted gross income for 2017 and 2018. The reduction is 10% of adjusted gross income for tax years after 2018.

[fusieks7]

May we state for the sale of clarity, this institution is providing PRE-K services. Furthermore, this institution is Catholic based. The question is can the fees paid for a child be listed on the Child/Dependent Tax Credit? The PRE-K automatically is defined such that daycare services outweighs learning so it qualifies in that respect. All the other stipulations are also met by the parent (earned income, while working/looking for work, blah blah). Does the Catholic institution have a Taxpayer ID Number that I can list to get the credit? Or, is it somehow tax-exempt and thus the credit cannot be used? Maybe a tax loophole such that the PRE-K Catholic institution is defined as a "_____?" and thus does not require a TaxIDNumber and therefore fees paid cannot be used for the credit? I hope I was clear enough. I assume the answer will be "Ask the Catholic PRE-K if it has a TaxIDNumber." Or, if the PRE-K is actually "owned & operated" by the Catholic Diocese it is, in fact, tax exempt because all profits go to the "church."  That actually makes sense to me.