By Aliss HighamShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department are seeking public feedback on how to implement a new federal tax credit scholarship program created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which aims to expand school choice and help students cover education-related costs.
The credit will apply to donations made to scholarship-granting organizations that support elementary and secondary students from low- and middle-income households.
Under the OBBBA, the tax credit scholarship program is designed primarily to help K–12 students pay for private school tuition, though it also covers a range of other educational expenses. States will decide individually whether to participate in the program.
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