Homeschool Tax Deductions and Credits in Texas
Texas has no income tax to deduct from, but Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) pay up to $2,000 a year for a homeschooled student. Applications for 2026-27 have closed.
How TEFA works for homeschoolers
Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) is the state's education savings account program, run by the Texas Comptroller. The money goes to approved expenses: textbooks and other instructional materials, tutoring, assessment fees, transportation to approved providers, and approved online courses or programs.
Computer hardware and software are capped at 10 percent of a year's funds, and nothing can be paid to a family member. Money left at the end of a school year rolls over while the child stays in the program.
Who qualifies
Who can apply
The child lives in Texas, is a U.S. citizen or lawfully present, and is eligible to attend a Texas public school, and the parent is a Texas resident.
Award size
Every homeschooled student's award is capped at the same amount. Larger awards go only to students at participating private schools, including students with disabilities.
Priority when funds run short
In the first year, awards went to children with disabilities in households at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty level, then households at or below 200 percent, then 200 to 500 percent, then everyone else. From the second year, priority goes to siblings of participants, then to new applicants.
Applying and paying
First step
Sign up for updates on the TEFA site, which announces the next application window.
What you still pay
Without a TEFA award, families pay homeschool costs themselves.
When to apply or file
The 2026-27 window ran from February 4 to March 31, 2026, after a court-ordered extension, so the next chance to apply is the 2027-28 window.
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.
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Confirm current tax, scholarship, and ESA rules with the program before you rely on them.