Homeschool Tax Deductions and Credits in California
No. Parents running a home-based private school in California pay for it themselves; the state offers no tax credit, deduction, or education savings account for those costs.
What exists instead
The California Department of Education says that these parents select and pay for all curriculum, instruction, tests, and materials, and the state gives home-based private schools no funding.
Public charter schools and district independent study programs are public schools. A child enrolled in one of them works with a supervising teacher and meets the school's requirements, so the child is no longer in a home-based private school.
Families choose between the two routes: independent control with no public money, or public enrollment with its support and its rules.
Who qualifies
Charter and independent study
Public programs can supply materials, but only to the students they enroll, under public school rules.
Applying and paying
First step
Decide whether you want a home-based private school or public independent study before you file anything, since only one comes with materials.
Teaching that takes the work off you
We teach every subject starting at your child's level, grade the work as it is submitted, and keep the attendance, grades, and transcript, so homeschooling asks less of your time.
$149/month per child after the trial.
Source
Confirm current tax, scholarship, and ESA rules with the program before you rely on them.