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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/24/2003 3:33:44 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Arizona--Support Scholarship Tax Credit for Corporations |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- March 24, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Arizona was the first state in the country to adopt a scholarship tax credit (STC) that lets taxpayers donate their own money to provide scholarships for private schools. Under current law only individuals may take a tax credit for a donation to a scholarship fund, but Senate Bill 1263 would open the door for corporations to provide these scholarships. This is an important step forward for educational freedom and we urge all homeschoolers to support this bill. ACTION REQUESTED Contact your state senator to urge him or her to vote for SB 1263. In your own words say, "Please support SB 1263. Let corporations do more to give every child a choice." Visit www.hslda.org/toolbox and enter your zip code to find the name and contact information for your state Senator. BACKGROUND Arizona was the first state in the country to adopt a scholarship tax credit, which has been upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court. While this tax credit does not directly help homeschoolers, it allows every Arizona taxpayer to support private education at no cost to themselves. Each taxpayer can donate up to $500 of their own money to help children choose alternatives to public schools. That donation is taken directly off the state income tax liability. Thus, in effect, homeschoolers can take $500 out the state budget and put it into private education. Two other states have adopted similar laws. Both Pennsylvania and Florida allow businesses to take a dollar for dollar tax credit for donations to private schools. This legislation would follow Pennsylvania and Florida's lead. At present, only individual taxpayers can donate money to scholarship funds. While not all corporations will take advantage of this new law, some will and most should. The new law will give homeschool employees an opportunity to lobby their own corporations for visible support to private education. For more information on tax credits, see HSLDA's memo at: http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000060.asp Very truly yours, Scott W. Somerville HSLDA Staff Attorney {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 E-mail: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an e-mail with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: {{Email}} - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an e-mail from the e-mail address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your e-mail address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid e-mail address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this e-mail address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any e-mail sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send e-mail to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also e-mail staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
