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  • Idaho launches My School Choice website for Parental Choice Tax Credit program

    October 3, 2025

    BOISE, Idaho – Oct. 3, 2025 – The State of Idaho today launched MySchoolChoice.idaho.gov, a new website supporting the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit program. The site offers easy-to-use resources for parents, including a program eligibility checklist, to ensure families can quickly determine whether they qualify. The Idaho State Tax Commission administers the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit program, […]

  • Extended deadline nears for filing income tax returns

    October 1, 2025

    BOISE, Idaho — Oct. 1, 2025 — Time’s running out to file your 2024 Idaho income tax return. The Idaho State Tax Commission says taxpayers who qualified for an automatic extension to file must send in their return and full payment by October 15. “Taxpayers have submitted more than 992,000 individual income tax returns this […]

  • Advance payment, more info shared for Parental Choice Tax Credit program

    September 10, 2025

    BOISE, Idaho – Sept. 10, 2025 – The Idaho State Tax Commission website now has information about the advance payment for the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit program. The website also includes more clarification on expenses that might qualify, the age criteria for students, and that eligible parents and children must have lived in Idaho […]

  • More info now shared for Parental Choice tax credit program

    August 19, 2025

    BOISE, Idaho – August 19, 2025 – The Idaho State Tax Commission has added more FAQs about the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit program to its website, including examples of expenses that might qualify, a program timeline, and clarification that only full-time Idaho residents are eligible. Find the FAQs at tax.idaho.gov/parentalchoicecredit. The Idaho Parental Choice […]

  • Access to unpermitted accounts in TAP is ending

    August 11, 2025

    If you manage TAP accounts for your clients, you might have received an email from us telling you that you’ll soon lose access to TAP accounts that require a tax permit but don’t have one. Please note that you’ll still have access to permitted and other TAP accounts you manage. However, if you’re reporting and paying on […]

  • New law means Idaho small sellers won’t have to charge sales tax

    July 17, 2025

    BOISE, Idaho – July 17, 2025 – A new law took effect on July 1 that creates an exemption for qualifying Idaho small sellers, who won’t have to charge sales tax on sales they make in Idaho. Idaho law defines a “small seller” as an Idaho resident operating as an individual or sole proprietorship, whose […]

  • Get ready for the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit program

    July 2, 2025

    BOISE, Idaho – July 2, 2025 – Parents who want to be ready to apply for the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit should check out the Idaho State Tax Commission’s FAQs at tax.idaho.gov/parentalchoicecredit. The Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit is a new refundable tax credit program that provides nearly $50 million in state funds to […]

  • New law provides tax exemption for small sellers

    June 3, 2025

    BOISE, IDAHO – June 3, 2025 – Effective July 1, 2025, Idaho residents with annual sales of $5,000 or less might qualify for a sales tax exemption. A new law (House Bill 144) exempts certain small sellers from collecting sales tax on some sales. Find details and see if you’re eligible at tax.idaho.gov/smallseller. If you […]

  • Nampa woman convicted of tax evasion

    May 20, 2025

    BOISE, Idaho — May 20, 2025 — A former human resources generalist is on probation after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges related to a 2023 grand theft conviction for embezzlement. The Canyon County District Court sentenced Ashley Richards to 180 days in jail and 24 months of unsupervised probation for each of four counts […]

  • Some offices closed for a day in May

    May 1, 2025

    Some of our offices will be closed for a day in May, and some drop boxes at these locations won’t be available during this time. Taxpayers who need help can call us toll free at (800) 972-7660. Closed on May 6: Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Twin Falls offices Closed on May 13: Coeur d’Alene and Lewiston offices