Fact sheet
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Treasury fact sheet on the Education Freedom Tax Credit
Treasury's plain-language summary, released with the rules. How the credit works, who qualifies, the 2027 state deadlines and what the scholarships can pay for.
- Issued or enacted
- October 1, 2026
- Status
- Published
In plain English
- 01Up to $1,700 per individual, up to $3,400 for married couples filing jointly.
- 02About 95% of American children live in households within the income limit.
- 03States file Form 15714 by January 1, 2027 and their SGO lists by February 15, 2027.
- 04State credits reduce the amount eligible for the federal credit before the $1,700 cap applies.
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Related documents
- Notice 2025-70IRS Notice 2025-70: Request for commentsTreasury's first request for public comment on how to run the credit: state certification, the 90% spending test, donor receipts and income checks. Comments closed December 26, 2025.
- Rev. Proc. 2026-6Revenue Procedure 2026-6: How a state joinsThe only way a state opts in for 2027. The governor files Form 15714 with the IRS, on or after January 1, 2026.
- IRS FSTC pageIRS Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program pageThe IRS's page for the credit. It lists the participating states and is where the donor claim form will be posted.
- Guidance previewTreasury preview of the coming rulesTreasury's remarks describing the rules on the way: the 90% test and its safe harbor, organizations that work in several states, income checks, annual audits, the donor number and an IRS portal.
- Treasury releaseTreasury press release and fact sheetThe release that named the program the Education Freedom Tax Credit and committed to proposed rules by the end of September 2026.
- October 2026 releaseTreasury press release of October 1, 2026The release that announced the proposed and temporary regulations. It confirms 30 participating states, up to $3,400 on a joint return, and Treasury's estimate of nearly $26 billion a year in donations by 2030.