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Georgia Tuition Tax Credit Step-by-Step
To make a donation to receive the dollar for dollar credit off of
Georgia Income Taxes, donors must work with a Georgia Department of
Education (GADOE) approved Student Scholarship Organization (SSO).
Each approved SSO is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization
that manages the donations and scholarships/tuition grants under the
Georgia Private School Tax Credit Law. ILMS does this through the approved
SSO, Georgia Student Scholarship Organization, Inc. (GASSO).
Steps to Donate and Receive a 100% Tax Credit
We offer the following step-by-step instructions and online forms
to assist any family or company with the process of donating or applying
for a scholarship through the Georgia Tuition Tax Credit Program. Families
are encouraged to donate and apply for scholarships yearly.
Step 1
Complete all of the items below and mail them together to GASSO:
- Complete the Georgia
Form IT-QEE-TP1 (For name of student scholarship organization,
put GEORGIA SSO INC. For SSO Taxpayer ID# put: 26-290-3667.
- Complete the GASSO
Donor Designation Form that indicates to GASSO that Ivy League
Montessori School will receive your donation.
- Write a check, payable to GASSO, for the amount
of your donation.
- Mail all three items to the Georgia Student Scholarship Organization:
GASSO,
Inc.
P.O. Box 1752
Cumming GA 30028
Step 2
GASSO will electronically file the approval for the donor with GADOR
and will track and receive the approval. Once approved, GASSO will
send the donor all documents for their tax records and will inform
the school their donation is available for scholarship award.
Step 3
The donor files the “Acknowledgment” form with their Georgia
Income Tax return and receives the dollar for dollar credit off of
Georgia Income Taxes.
Steps to Apply for a Scholarship
Students (Pre-K age and older) at the school can receive scholarships
to offset the cost of tuition. Students must be Georgia residents and
either attending or accepted to attend ILMS to receive scholarship
monies. Anyone who wants to receive a scholarship must complete the
following steps.
- Enroll in public school
Students (grades 1st-12th) must be enrolled in public school to be
eligible to receive a scholarship. Attendance is not required.This
will be done once, and the child will automatically qualify in
subsequent years. Parents contact the county school system in which
they live to properly enroll their child in a public school. Pre-K
and Kindergarten aged children do not need to register with the
schools.
- Complete scholarship forms
Complete both of the following scholarship forms and submit them
to the ILMS Office at 1791 Kelly Mill Road, Cumming GA 30040:
- GASSO
Scholarship Application Form
- ILMS
Scholarship Application Form
- Sign the check
When your scholarship is approved, a check is disbursed from GASSO
to ILMS for your child. You will be called to come and sign the
check so that ILMS can receive the funds and credit your child's
account for the amount awarded.
The Georgia Department of Education defines "enroll" and "attend"
as follows:
| Enroll |
“The registration of a student in the local school system
of residence. A parent, guardian, or other person residing within
this state having control or charge of any child or children, or
the student (in the case of an emancipated minor) provides the
local school system with the appropriate documentation. Once enrolled,
the child shall be eligible to attend the assigned school.” |
| Attend |
"A student's physical presence in the educational programs
for which he or she is enrolled.” |
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