Indiana Homeschool and Private-School Tax Deduction

Who can use it

Parents with a qualifying federal dependent who meets Indiana relationship or court-appointed custody requirements, is eligible for free elementary or high-school education in an Indiana school corporation, and receives qualifying private-school or homeschool education. Public-school and charter-school enrollment do not qualify for this deduction.

How to use this route

Keep evidence of eligible unreimbursed education expenses and use the Indiana filing instructions for the year you paid.

1. Confirm that your child and education arrangement meet Indiana’s dependency and compulsory-attendance requirements.
2. Retain proof that you paid an eligible education expense without reimbursement. Identify the child whose education the purchase supports.
3. Use the tax-year instructions to claim the deduction once per qualifying child, not once per purchase.
4. Retain refund records and check whether a refund or reimbursement affects your claim.

Documents to keep

• Paid itemized receipt identifying the curriculum, seller, amount and payment date.
• Payment-account evidence tying the expense to the claiming taxpayer.
• Records identifying the qualifying child and private-school or homeschool attendance. Keep these family records privately.
• Refund and reimbursement records.

Use the program’s secure submission process for personal documents. Do not send account credentials or full payment details to Corpora.

Limits to check

• A deduction reduces taxable income; it is not a payment or a dollar-for-dollar tax credit.
• The published 2025 instructions calculate $1,000 per qualifying child with eligible expenses and require at least 180 attendance days in the calendar year. Check the applicable year’s rules.
• The filing instructions reviewed are for 2025. Use 2026 instructions for purchases paid in 2026 when published.