Did you enter any education expenses on the federal return? You need to have unused federal educators expenses (the limit is $300 on the federal return). You can't deduct expenses that were deducted on the federal return. If you had $800 in educator expenses on the federal return, you would have $500 left over to claim on the VA return. You can also take the VA credit for professional development courses you did not get a credit for on the federal return. But those still need to be entered on the federal return to transfer to the VA return.
Eligible Educators - See VA Deductions
You may qualify to claim this deduction if:
- You served at least 900 hours in a Virginia public or private primary or secondary school as a
- Virginia licensed teacher
- Instructor
- Student counselor
- Special needs personnel
- Student aide
- You paid for one or more of the following:
- Professional development courses
- Qualifying items used directly in the service of your students, including
- Books
- Supplies
- Computer equipment and software
- Other educational equipment
- Supplementary materials
- You were not reimbursed for these expenses
- You did not claim a deduction for these expenses on your federal income tax return
How much is the deduction?
- The amount of the expenses paid, up to $500.
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