Getting paid through Idaho's Parental Choice Tax Credit
Idaho's Parental Choice Tax Credit helps families of children in nonpublic school pay for qualifying education expenses, including core-subject tutoring and nonpublic school tuition. Families pay you; the state then credits or advances the money to them. You don't register with the state, but your paid receipts are what families must have to claim it.
Checked against official sources on Oct 14, 2026
Run by
Idaho State Tax Commission (reimburses families)
Amount
Up to $5,000 per student ($7,500 with a qualifying disability)1
How money moves
Families pay you; the state credits or advances them1
Provider registration
None: families claim the credit
Who can apply
- Families apply through the State of Idaho's official My School Choice website. They can't claim the credit unless they apply for it and are awarded it, and no one is guaranteed to get it.1
- Qualifying expenses include full-time K-12 nonpublic school tuition or a curriculum covering at least English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies; textbooks; tutoring for those four core subjects; reasonable transportation to and from the nonpublic school; and nationally standardized assessments and preparatory courses for them.1
- The Tax Commission says the legislation doesn't mention any other kinds of expenses, it has no complete list of qualifying expenses, and it can't prequalify an expense.1
How you get paid
- 1Families need paid invoices or receipts that show the provider's information, what the expense was, how much it was, that they paid it, and when they paid it.1
- 2An eligible child can receive an advance payment only once in their K-12 career; families reconcile advance payments against their paid receipts in their Tax Commission account.1
What trips providers up
When families pay you directly
- Families pay providers directly and are reimbursed by the state through the credit or an advance payment, so they need a paid receipt for every expense.1
Common questions
Where do I apply to be a Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit vendor?
Start from the official Idaho program page: https://myschoolchoice.idaho.gov/
How do Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit providers get paid?
Families need paid invoices or receipts that show the provider's information, what the expense was, how much it was, that they paid it, and when they paid it. An eligible child can receive an advance payment only once in their K-12 career; families reconcile advance payments against their paid receipts in their Tax Commission account.
Sources
- 1.Parental choice tax credit and advance payment, tax.idaho.gov, updated Jul 31, 2026
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