Can I claim Preschool Tuition on my Michigan/Federal tax returns?
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The child's tuition is not deductible.  However, some of the costs may be eligible for credits or deductions:\n\n1.  If the preschool is actually a licensed daycare, you may be eligible for a federal child car credit (http://www.irs.gov).  I'm not familiar with Michigan law.\n\n2.  If the preschool is a co-op sponsored by a local college, the registration fees paid by the parents to the local college may be eligible for the federal Lifetime Learning Credit.  In this case the parents are considered students and their time working at the co-op is a "lab".\n\nThe amount of the lifetime learning credit is 20% of the first $10,000 of qualified education expenses you paid for all eligible students. The maximum amount of lifetime learning credit you can claim for 2005 is $2,000 (20% × $10,000).   The amount of your lifetime learning credit for 2005 is gradually reduced (phased out) if your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is between $43,000 and $53,000 ($87,000 and $107,000 if you file a joint return). You cannot claim a credit if your MAGI is $53,000 or more ($107,000 or more if you file a joint return). This is an increase from the 2004 limits of $42,000 and $52,000 ($85,000 and $105,000 if filing a joint return).\n\nAn eligible student is a student who is enrolled in one or more courses at an eligible educational institution.  An eligible educational institution is a college, university, vocational school, or other post-secondary educational institution eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education. It includes virtually all accredited, public, nonprofit, and proprietary (privately owned profit-making) post-secondary institutions. The educational institution should be able to tell you if it is an eligible educational institution.\n\nThis information was plagiarized from IRS Publication 970, Chapter 3.  To see whether your college fees or any other education expenses might help reduce your income tax, please consult your tax advisor or the IRS.  Here are some links that you may find useful:\n\nIRS Publication 970 - http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/index.html \nForm 8863 (to claim the credit) - \nhttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8863.pdf
202060
If you sign a contract with the school for enrollment of the child then YES they can. However, just talk to the school. They will probably be flexible on the situation.
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It depends on what your divorce decree states.  If it gives him the right to claim the child on his taxes, the only way you could ever legally claim the child is if you have your ex's written permission, specifically, Form 8332 Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents.  The advice, "the first one who files gets the deduction" is not true and eventually, the IRS will catch up with you because they do use a matching system that matches social security numbers to taxpayers' returns.
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you can just claim it. they give you a receipt that you fill out with the approximate value of the clothes you gave. it's a very loose system.\n\ntalk to an accountant. they will figure out the best things for you to do.
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I don't believe so.  As I recall the school has to be able to accept the deposit or transfer of the funds from the federal bank. Also the school must be able to account for these funds to the government thus placing you back into the Catch-22 of the school having to be in the program.
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There are a couple of things that I'm aware of concerning Federal taxes...each state is different, so I won't go into state taxes here.\n\nFor federal taxes, there are two times when you can save when it comes to post-secondary (college) education.  When you first pay for the classes, you or the person who claims you as their dependent may be able to take the Lifetime Learning Credit, the Hope Credit, or the Tuition and Fees deduction.  Each has their own advantages and disadvantages.  It is best to see a tax professional who knows how to work these out.  The nice thing is that you get these even if you take out a loan to pay for the class, as long as you (or the person claiming you as their dependent) are liable for paying back the loan.\n\nNow, after college is done and you are repaying the loan, as long as your name is on the loan and as long as you make the payment, you get to deduct the interest off from your income as an adjustment.  You get to do this regardless whether you file a Schedule A.  And, a recent change to the law passed by congress a few years back eliminated the "number of years" requirement.  In other words, you can write off the interest regardless how many years ago you took out the loan.\n\nAs with most tax laws, there are limits and exception to everything.  It is best to seek a tax professional, or at minimum, use a tax program that walks you through the questons.  Make sure you mention that you had tuition or loan payments.\n\nHope this answers your question.
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When you pay a babysitter (who is not your spouse, parent of the child, dependent, or one of your children under 19) or a child care center to watch your dependent children who are under 13 because you work or are going to school or are looking for work, then the amount you pay may give you a credit on your tax return called a Child Tax Credit.  If you are married and your spouse doesn't work, then you won't get the credit.\n\nThe amount of credit depends on how many children, how much you paid, your tax liability, and your adjusted gross income.  You definitely don't "get all the money back", but you can get a substantial amount back.  It never hurts to apply for the credit.\n\nOne big thing you need is the name of the care provider, their SSN or EIN (if they are a business), and their address.  You can still file for the credit if they refuse to give you their SSN, but it is much easier if you get their SSN.  Why do you need all of this?  Whatever you tell the IRS you paid the babysitter, the babysitter will have to claim as income on their return.  If their numbers they report to the IRS are different than what you report, the IRS will send out letters asking for the correct number.  It is for this reason that many of my clients refuse to report the payments.  That is unfortunately because regardless if you tell the IRS you paid someone for daycare, it is the responsibility for the baby sitter to claim the income.  Not doing so is fraud.  Tax avoidance on your "first job" is not a good way to start a life.  Besides, depending on other factors in the babysitter's life, their tax burden may be very low.  The income, in some cases, may actually qualify them for so much tax credit that they not only end up not owing the IRS any money, they get money back from the IRS.  Why?  If they have children of their own, the Earned Income Credit can more than offset SE taxes and income taxes.\n\nBottom line is, go ahead and claim the credit.  Make sure your baby sitter knows what you are doing and make sure they know that they may need to claim that income on their own return.  They may not have to file if the amount is small, but that is their concern, not your.\n\nGood luck!
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Yes...however I know here at Minnesota State, you can fill out forms at the finacial aid office that will retabulate your Expected Family Contribution.  In these forms you have to explain why your EFC does not accurately reflect what your need.\n\nPlus if you make an error on-line when filling out your FAFSA you can go back and make changes...I've had to do it multiple times.
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I most cases this depends on a few things ( the state you live in, your judge, age of your child, date of when he filed for vists) I know in Michigan the father is responable for all of this. My ex has to pay for everything when our son was born.
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No. Your best bet is your employer giving you tuition reimbursement. You could ask the local banks around your area. But I doubt it.
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Yes. There are several clauses state that this is a possibility. Refer http://www.irs.gov
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Try using last years Federal Income Tax return.  If you claimed her as a dependent, you had to have put the number on your 1040.
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No, you don't have to claim this as income, but you also cannot claim child care expenses as a deduction.  You have already gotten this money tax free so you can't deduct it again.
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Try this...\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Michigan+cooperative+education
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If you want just a blank form, sure, you can get it online at irs.gov.   I assume you're trying to get a copy of your actual return for that year.  There are instructions at irs.gov for that - type "copy of return" into the search box.  You can get a transcript, which gives the information from your return but not an actual copy, at no charge - for an actual copy, there is a charge.  Check with FAFSA - they'd probably accept the transcript.  It can take several weeks to get either though, you can't get it immediately.
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I teach Kindergarten in Ga. and we had our pre-registration weeks ago.  Call you neighborhood school and ask them when they would like you to come in to register your son.
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depends sometimes its headstart, preschool or even Kindergarten. Should ask local ISD they could help out.