Tax professionals

Minnesota has many education-related tax credits and subtractions available. Here is a comprehensive list of tax savings your clients may qualify for.

Tax benefit name

Description

Tax form to claim it

K-12 Education Credit?

Helps clients offset the cost of certain education expenses for qualifying children in grades K-12. Income limits have increased for tax year 2023, so more clients may qualify.

Schedule M1ED, K-12 Education Credit

Education Savings Account Contribution Credit

For clients who contributed to a section 529 college savings plan.

Schedule M1529, Education Savings Account Contribution Credit or Subtraction

Credit for Attaining Master?s Degree in Teacher?s Licensure? ? ? ? ?

For licensed Minnesota teachers completing a master?s degree program in their licensure field.

Schedule M1CMD, Credit for Attaining Master?s Degree in Teacher?s Licensure Field

Student Loan Credit

For Minnesota residents making payments? ?on their own postsecondary education loans. For married couples, each spouse may qualify.

Schedule M1SLC, Student Loan Credit

K-12 Education Subtraction

Helps clients offset the cost of certain education expenses for qualifying children? in grades K-12.

Schedule M1M, Income Additions and Subtractions

Education Savings Account Contribution? Subtraction

For clients who contributed to a section 529 college savings plan.

Schedule M1529, Education Savings Account Contribution Credit or Subtraction

Discharge of Indebtedness for Education Loans Subtraction

For clients who had qualifying education loans forgiven after completing an income- driven repayment program, and who included the forgiven amount in federal adjusted gross income

Schedule M1M, Income Additions and Subtractions

Unreimbursed employee expenses related to teaching

For clients who had teaching or classroom expenses and did not deduct them as educator expenses on their federal tax return

Schedule M1SA, Minnesota Itemized Deductions

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