Homeschool Tax Deductions and Credits in Ohio
Yes. Ohio's Home School Expenses Credit lowers state income tax by up to $250 for each home-educated child, or your actual expenses if less.
How the tax credit works
Ohio Revised Code section 5747.72 gives the credit to a taxpayer whose dependent is excused from compulsory attendance for home education for the school year. The credit equals the lesser of $250 times the number of qualifying students or the education expenses you incurred in the tax year.
Education expenses are books, supplementary materials, supplies, computer software, applications, and subscriptions used directly for home education. Computers, similar electronic devices, and their accessories do not count.
No other state funding
Ohio gives no direct financial assistance to home education families. EdChoice Scholarships do not pay for home education or for part-time enrollment at a chartered nonpublic school, but a child who stops home education and enrolls full time in a chartered nonpublic school may use one.
Who qualifies
Dependent home-educated child
Your child is your dependent and is home educated under section 3321.042 for the school year.
Records on request
No credit is allowed if the tax commissioner asks for supporting information and you do not provide it.
Applying and paying
First step
Keep every receipt for home education purchases during the year, then claim the credit on your Ohio income tax return.
What can rule you out
Because the credit is nonrefundable, it lowers tax you owe but pays nothing beyond that.
What you still pay
Spending above $250 per child earns no further credit.
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.
Sources (2)
Confirm current tax, scholarship, and ESA rules with the program before you rely on them.