Do homeschoolers pay the same taxes as everyone else or do they get a discount?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG, I thought you are were joking, but its for real. My batshit crazy homeschooler neighbor just confirmed it.

What a tax credit in DC? Prove it with a link. We homeschooled in DC and there is no such thing and most homeschoolers I met would be against such a thing.

[Anonymous]

Details on tax credits:
The simple answer is “No; there are no tax credits for homeschool expenses from the federal government.”
The longer answer is “Maybe, depending on what state you live in.”

http://homeschoolcpa.com/any-tax-breaks-for-homeschoolers/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
OMG, I thought you are were joking, but its for real. My batshit crazy homeschooler neighbor just confirmed it.


What a tax credit in DC? Prove it with a link. We homeschooled in DC and there is no such thing and most homeschoolers I met would be against such a thing.

Well you are missing out. As others have said they do not put it out on a website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OMG, I thought you are were joking, but its for real. My batshit crazy homeschooler neighbor just confirmed it.


What a tax credit in DC? Prove it with a link. We homeschooled in DC and there is no such thing and most homeschoolers I met would be against such a thing.

Well you are missing out. As others have said they do not put it out on a website.

I find this very hard to believe. I say you are a troll!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OMG, I thought you are were joking, but its for real. My batshit crazy homeschooler neighbor just confirmed it.


What a tax credit in DC? Prove it with a link. We homeschooled in DC and there is no such thing and most homeschoolers I met would be against such a thing.

Well you are missing out. As others have said they do not put it out on a website.

It's the super-secret tax deduction that they can't tell you about it. Or, well, your tax preparer or financial adviser could tell you about it, but then they'd have to kill you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes you have to apply for it, but it's about $20k(about a 2/3 the cost per student) in DC. I know they do the same in Va and Md. No one talks about b/c they don't want everyone doing.


This is complete horseshit.

You must not be a homeschooler.


And you are not tellign the truth.

http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000010/200504150.asp


And you don't understand civics. Just because David Vitter proposes something doesn't make it the law.

Of the state laws cited on that Web site, the majority of those are for businesses that donate money to scholarship programs.

The Iowa benefit doesn't apply to homeschoolers; The Arizona one must involve donations to a 501(c)(3) organization; the Minnesota is similar to the Iowa one AND phases out after income exceeds $33,500; the Illinois Education Credit applies to any parent who buys textbooks or other education materials, including for students enrolled in public or private schools (so it's not some exclusive homeschooler benefit; Similarly, the Louisiana one isn't exclusive to homeschoolers at all -- any parent of any student can qualify.

So, it's really YOU who is ... shall we say ... misrepresenting the truth.

No state legislature anywhere in this country of ours has carved out a special tax benefit for homeschoolers.

I got my check - $21,023. I was home schooling but now I am going to look at privates and keep the money(there is no follow up by the Gvernment!) It's a great program.

You must be in DC or you have a lot of childern. We only got a little over 6k per child. I think they use a per student spending formula and Va is about 10k per student. If we have one more, we might move to DC!

I definitely would if I were you. It is based on the per pupil allocation and DC's is by far the highest. It might make good financial sense for you to look into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there are an equal number of homeschool posters to the really antagonistic about homeschooling poster.

Most of us are ambivalent about a homeschool forum.

One person is really weirdly passionate against homeschooling, to the point of being bizarre.

Seriously. That poster is bizarre.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't care. In a way, I think it would help the public schools to know what the homeschoolers are doing and vice versa. There are so many homeschooling blogs and websites out there, but not a lot for the DC metro area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Details on tax credits:
The simple answer is “No; there are no tax credits for homeschool expenses from the federal government.”
The longer answer is “Maybe, depending on what state you live in.”

http://homeschoolcpa.com/any-tax-breaks-for-homeschoolers/

And then it goes on to tell you to "get creative" and try to run your homeschool through a business. In the (very few) states that have any benefit at all. Which is really despicable, btw.

[Anonymous]

If people without children can't get a break on their taxes for not using the schools, them homeschoolers should not get a break either.

[Anonymous]

But taking your children out of public schools reduces class size for us, so I think there should be some incentive for people to do so. Especially the home schoolers, who tend to be the ones demanding special treatment for their amazingly unique children who can't be served by any school on earth, and the private schoolers, who think they're better than everyone. Seriously, I think that would be a good use of tax money and would make our schools better places for the rest of us.

[Anonymous]

PP, normally i would never wish a sick kid like mine on anyone.
Consider yourself the person who changed my mind.
You need a serious walk in someone else's shoes.

[Anonymous]

Should retired people also be exempt from school taxes? I would not want to be since I know that educating the children in our community might help them get a job and not rob our homes. But if home school folks can get it then we should too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But taking your children out of public schools reduces class size for us, so I think there should be some incentive for people to do so. Especially the home schoolers, who tend to be the ones demanding special treatment for their amazingly unique children who can't be served by any school on earth, and the private schoolers, who think they're better than everyone. Seriously, I think that would be a good use of tax money and would make our schools better places for the rest of us.

No. These people absolutely should have to pay twice for their children's education. Public education is a public good, the burden of which is shared evenly in a community, whether or not you avail yourself of the resource.

[Anonymous]

This is such a dumb conversation. Homeschoolers dont get a break on taxes. Talk about a fringe activity...this is like the groups groups who say that its illegal for the federal gvt to charge taxes at all and cite some stupid code sections. Theres no validity to this concept.
Its a discussion being pushed by anti-homeschool positions to try to make homeschool families look bad.

I cant imagine any homeschool families even supporting this notion. Educating all kids is the responsibility of everyone.