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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota Bill HF 706 Increases K-12 Education Tax Subtraction and Tuition Credit Limits
Last action · February 24, 2025: Author added KnudsenSponsors: Ben Davis and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House File 706 increases the maximum K-12 education expense income tax s, extends the education credit to include tuition, raises thresholds, and mandates annual inflation adjustments for taxable years starting after December 31, 2024.
Families with school-age children filing Minnesota state income taxes can claim larger s and credits for educational expenses, lowering their overall tax liability depending on their grade level and household income.
- Minnesota provides various tax credits and subtractions to assist families with elementary and secondary educational expenses. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Minnesota taxpayers with K-12 students
Taxpayers can claim higher income tax subtractions and credits for educational expenses and tuition, subject to income thresholds.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does the bill include tuition in the education credit?
Are the credit and subtraction amounts adjusted for inflation?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 24, 2025HouseAuthor added Knudsen
- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
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Extension of Credit to Tuition
The bill broadens the state's education tax credit framework by explicitly incorporating tuition payments alongside existing instructional fee and material allowances.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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