Is preschool tuition deductible?

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June 3, 2019
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rjs

Employee

You can claim preschool tuition as child care expense if you meet all the other requirements for the Child and Dependent Care Credit. Here's an FAQ about the Child and Dependent Care Credit.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3301418

Redsrock302

What if you are filing Head of Household? Example: Divorced, 1 child age 4, child went to tuition based preschool and also was with in childcare while not in preschool. The childcare expenses are straight forward and have been accounted for on a tax form, but the school just provided a paper showing what was paid (non EIN/TIN#). So, can that be deducted, while filing HOH? I qualify based on the rules for the Child and Dependent Care Credit.

rjs

Employee

@Redsrock302 You can claim the child and dependent care credit if you file as head of household, as long as you are not married. If you are divorced, you have not remarried, and you file as head of household, you can claim the credit.

Angelicabreanne

Question does virtual preschool count? My child is in online virtual preschool and has been all of the pandemic, we pay weekly it’s several hundred per month. It’s educational 5 days per week. Do virtual preschool expenses count?

DaveF1006

Technically no. Typically, preschool expenses were only counted toward a child and dependent care credit and not a education credit or expense. Since at least if one or both parents were home while your child attended online preschool sessions, then you would not be eligible to claim the child and dependent care credit. However, you would have if you were able to physically take them to the preschool facility.

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Angelicabreanne

So even if the parent works it doesn’t count toward the dependent care credit since it’s not in a physical building? That’s unfortunate because it’s just as expensive if not more than brick and mortar preschools in my area.