Homeschool Tax Deductions and Credits in Rhode Island
No. Rhode Island has no homeschool tax credit, deduction, education savings account, or voucher. Its support is a free loan of approved textbooks in five core subjects from your town's school committee.
The textbook loan
Under section 16-23-2 of the Rhode Island General Laws, every school committee must furnish, on request and at the community's expense, textbooks for grades K-12 in mathematics, science, modern foreign languages, English language arts, and history and social studies to all resident pupils. The books must be on the list the Commissioner of Education publishes, and they are loaned free of charge.
Home instruction guidance from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) says districts must loan these textbooks, including e-books, to homeschooled children, and that the list is published each year. You are responsible for buying any other instructional materials your program needs.
Federal 529 plans list K-12 expenses only for students enrolled in a public, private, or religious school.
Who qualifies
Resident in the community
Your child lives in the town or city whose school committee you ask.
On the state list
The book is on the Commissioner's published textbook list, in one of the five covered subjects.
Applying and paying
First step
Ask your school committee for its textbook loan request process and check the Commissioner's current list.
What can rule you out
The school committee may set rules for the care and custody of loaned books.
What you still pay
Loaned textbooks are free. You pay for all other curriculum, supplies, and any testing your evaluation plan calls for.
When to apply or file
Request books before the term starts, since the school committee furnishes them on request.
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 (5)
Confirm current tax, scholarship, and ESA rules with the program before you rely on them.