CAP Comments on Individual Tax Credit for Qualified Contributions to Scholarship-Granting Organizations

The Center for American Progress submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on the pending rules for the new individual tax credit program, which provides a federal dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 to individuals who donate to scholarship-granting organizations.

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The Center for American Progress submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding pending regulations to implement a first-of-its-kind individual tax credit program for qualified contributions to scholarship-granting organizations established under the Big Beautiful Bill. CAP’s comments highlight research on how voucher and tax credit programs harm public education. The authors offer recommendations to maximize funding use for public school students, rather than private schools serving a minority of children, while urging the Treasury Department to strengthen transparency and accountability and prevent the waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars.

Click here to read CAP’s comment letter.

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AUTHORS

Weadé James

Senior Director, K-12 Education Policy

Paige Shoemaker DeMio

Senior Policy Analyst, K-12 Education

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K-12 Education Policy

The K-12 Education Policy team is committed to developing policies for a new education agenda rooted in principles of opportunity for all and equity in access.