State’s school tuition, expense tax deduction in effect

Tri-parish families hitting the stores for necessary school supplies are asked to retain their receipts, as some items purchased might be eligible for the Louisiana School Tuition Expenses Tax Deduction.

The deduction is in place for up to 50 percent of the cost of eligible items up to $5,000 per student.

Things included in the exception are:

• Elementary and secondary school tuition

• Purchases of school uniforms required by school system

• Purchases of textbooks, curricula or other instructional materials required by the school

• Purchases of school supplies required by the school

Parents of home-schooled children are also eligible for the deduction, and to apply, one must be able to claim the student as a dependent on your Louisiana Individual Income Tax Return.

For more information, information is available at: www.revenue.louisiana.gov/schooldeduction