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ProfessorGAC

(76,916 posts)

8. Here In Illinois...

Reply to bamagal62 (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 03:51 PM

Yesterday

...a tax credit of $250 per child & a max of $750 per household are allowed.
But, you only get that within AGI of under $500k (household). So, high income people don't get it.
I don't know that deduction applies to federal taxes though.
As private elementary school tuition here averages around $7,000, the credit is only about 3.5% of tuition.