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April 3, 2024
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The Eligible Virginia Educator page is broken - I select "yes", click continue, and it gives me the same page again. I can't move forward.

  • April 3, 2024
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DawnC
Employee
April 3, 2024

Did you enter any education expenses on the federal return?   You need to have unused federal educators expenses (the limit is $300 on the federal return).     You can't deduct expenses that were deducted on the federal return.    If you had $800 in educator expenses on the federal return, you would have $500 left over to claim on the VA return.   You can also take the VA credit for professional development courses you did not get a credit for on the federal return.   But those still need to be entered on the federal return to transfer to the VA return.  

 

Eligible Educators - See VA Deductions

You may qualify to claim this deduction if: 

  • You served at least 900 hours in a Virginia public or private primary or secondary school as a 
    • Virginia licensed teacher 
    • Instructor 
    • Student counselor 
    • Special needs personnel 
    • Student aide 
  • You paid for one or more of the following: 
    • Professional development courses 
    • Qualifying items used directly in the service of your students, including 
      • Books 
      • Supplies 
      • Computer equipment and software 
      • Other educational equipment 
      • Supplementary materials 
  • You were not reimbursed for these expenses 
  • You did not claim a deduction for these expenses on your federal income tax return 

How much is the deduction? 

  • The amount of the expenses paid, up to $500. 
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April 12, 2025

You're missing the point. Turbo Tax continues to have an issue with Elibigle  VA Educators. It is a glitch. You cannot even press 'yes' that you are an eligible educator. It just brings you back to the same screen.