Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program

By: Robbie Sequeira

Outlets: Stateline

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 763

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago


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The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance Thursday for participating states, scholarship-granting organizations and taxpayers as the federal scholarship tax credit program prepares to take effect in January.

Created through President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law in 2025, the Education Freedom Tax Credit program allows individuals to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to certain scholarship-granting organizations (known as SGOs) and taxpayers …

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