Arizona implemented a private school tuition tax credit program in 1997. (ncpolicywatch.com)
The state's Private School Tuition Tax Credits program covers the cost of private education, often for children whose parents could afford to pay it themselves — while allowing affluent families to reduce the amount of income tax they pay into the state's general fund. (ncpolicywatch.com)
The Tribune's own investigation into Arizona's long - running tuition tax credit program found that an untold number of STOs, schools and parents are using the tax credits in ways that violate federal tax laws governing charitable donations. (ncpolicywatch.com)