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Create your Arete Scholars account! You will be able to update your personal information and receive status notifications throughout the process.

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* 2026 – DOR Tax Credit has been initially exhausted. Submit your information to secure a 2026 tax credit if more credits become available on Oct 1, 2026. You will be notified by the DOR if approved and will need to fund by Dec 31, 2026.

** 2027 – DOR Tax Credit – Submit a request now to secure your 2027 tax credit. Once approved you will receive funding instruction in January 2027.

	Tax Filing Status	Maximum Donation Allowed
	Individual	up to $2,500
	Married-Joint	up to $5,000
	Married-Separate	up to $2,500
	S-Corp, LLC, and Partnerships
	S-Corp-Individual - up to $25,000
	S-Corp-Joint - up to $50,000
	S-Corp-Seperate - up to $25,000
	C-Corp, Trust, or Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	S-Corp and Partnerships applying as Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	Individual	up to $2,500
	Married-Joint	up to $5,000
	Married-Separate	up to $2,500
	S-Corp, LLC, and Partnerships
	S-Corp-Individual - up to $25,000
	S-Corp-Joint - up to $50,000
	S-Corp-Seperate - up to $25,000
	C-Corp, Trust, or Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	S-Corp and Partnerships applying as Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	Individual	up to $2,500
	Married-Joint	up to $5,000
	Married-Separate	up to $2,500
	S-Corp, LLC, and Partnerships
	S-Corp-Individual - up to $25,000
	S-Corp-Joint - up to $50,000
	S-Corp-Seperate - up to $25,000
	C-Corp, Trust, or Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	S-Corp and Partnerships applying as Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	Individual	up to $2,500
	Married-Joint	up to $5,000
	Married-Separate	up to $2,500
	S-Corp, LLC, and Partnerships
	S-Corp-Individual - up to $25,000
	S-Corp-Joint - up to $50,000
	S-Corp-Seperate - up to $25,000
	C-Corp, Trust, or Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	S-Corp and Partnerships applying as Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	Individual	up to $1,000
	Married-Joint	up to $2,500
	Married-Separate	up to $1,250 each
	S-Corp, LLC, and Partnerships
	S-Corp-Individual - up to $10,000
	S-Corp-Joint - up to $20,000
	S-Corp-Separate - up to $10,000
	C-Corp, Trust, or Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	S-Corp and Partnerships applying as Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	Individual	up to $2,500 New!
	Married-Joint	up to $5,000 New!
	Married-Separate	up to $2,500 New!
	S-Corp, LLC, and Partnerships
	S-Corp-Individual - up to $25,000 New!
	S-Corp-Joint - up to $50,000 New!
	S-Corp-Separate - up to $25,000 New!
	C-Corp, Trust, or Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability
	S-Corp and Partnerships applying as Other Entity	up to 75% of the estimated Georgia Tax Liability

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I agree to allow Arete Scholars (SSO), to submit my information as a substitute IT-QEE-TP1 form to apply for approval to the Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit Program to the Georgia Department of Revenue (GA DOR). Arete Scholars does not guarantee your request will be approved by GA DOR and any information rejected by GA DOR from the Form is the responsibility of the applicant. Arete Scholars does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of the data provided by the applicant to Arete Scholars. If the information you provided does not result in DOR approval, verify your information from your tax return, create your Arete Scholars account and update your information to be resubmitted. I understand that, by law, contributions must be made within 60 days of DOR approval to qualify for a credit.