Section 15 - Family Care and Education

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Section 15 - Family Care and Education

1. Education savings plans, including 529s, such as -
  • Coverdell ESA
  • education savings accounts
  • prepaid tuition plans
2. Daycare, nursery, or preschool tuition or fees
3. Babysitting, nanny services, or other childcare inside or outside your home

Do not include daycare already reported.

4. Elementary through high school tuition or fees, such as -

Include only expenses paid directly to the school.

  • elementary school
  • high school
  • junior high
  • middle school
  • parochial school
  • preparatory school
5. Vocational or technical program tuition or fees, such as -

Include only expenses paid directly to the school.

  • technical program
  • trade school
  • vocational school
6. College or university tuition or fees, such as -

Include only expenses paid directly to the school or other educational facility.

Do not report student loan payments.

  • business school
  • continuing education
7. Housing while attending school, such as -

Include only expenses paid directly to the school or other educational facility.

  • fraternity
  • housing for married students
  • sorority
  • student dormitory
8. School meals for preschool through college, including meal plans, such as -

Include only expenses paid directly to the school or other educational facility.

  • school breakfast/lunch
  • school cafeteria accounts
  • school flex dollars
9. Private school bus service
10. Purchase or rental of any school books, supplies, or equipment which has not already been reported, such as -
  • art supplies
  • cap and gown
  • drafting equipment
  • laboratory equipment
  • laboratory fees
  • microscopes
  • SAT, ACT, GRE test fees
  • technical books
  • textbooks
11. Tutoring or test prep
12. Adult day care centers
13. In-home care for convalescing, disabled, or elderly persons, excluding medical care
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