State Tax Credit Information & Form
Support
Desert Star and take your donation off your Arizona State
Income Tax!
Each year the Arizona School Tax Credit
Program allows you to direct some or all of your state
income tax payment to Desert Star Community School for
extracurricular activities! This is a wonderful win/win
program. For 2009 taxpayers may direct up to $200 per
single taxpayer or $400 per married couple filing jointly
to charter and public schools. This option is available
to anyone who pays Arizona State Income Tax; parents,
family and friends can all participate. Tax payers may
contribute to both public and private schools in the same
year. These funds are enormously helpful in providing
support for extracurricular activities such as tutoring,
enrichment programs, remedial work, field trips and guest
speakers.
It’s
simple! The money you donate to the school’s
Tax Credit Program replaces dollar-for-dollar what you
owe in state income taxes! You simply send in the receipt
you will receive from the school along with your state
tax return. The dollar amount donated may then be subtracted
from the total amount owed in state income tax, thereby
reducing your Arizona tax liability.
You
don't have to have a child in the school, but you must
have a tax liability for at least the amount of your donation.
In other words, if you only owe $100, you can't get a
$200 tax credit for the current year but you may carry
$100 forward. If you don't owe Arizona taxes this year,
but you feel you will in the next few years, you may carry
forward your school tax credit for up to five consecutive
taxable years!
This
form is available below and is also available in our office.
Please call the office if you have any questions at 928-282-0171.
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