December 1, 2023 Update
Due to the postponement of the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit launch date to Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m., we have a few updates to share.
All families who requested enrollment verification from Marquette after our original deadline (November 30 at 9 a.m.) through 9 a.m. this morning are being submitted to the state’s portal today. If you do not receive an EVF from the state by 5 p.m. today, please email Stephanie Jimison at [email protected]. It is important to stress that you must use this email address (not calls to the school, voicemails, or texts), as we are working to ensure every family is taken care of promptly.
Additionally, due to the postponed launch date, any family that requests enrollment verification from Marquette today through Sunday, Dec. 3, at 11:59 p.m., will be uploaded to the state’s portal ahead of the new December 6 application opening. The link to request Marquette enrollment verification can be found here.
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At this time, we are no longer fulfilling EVF requests for children who are not enrolled or have not completed an admission application to Marquette. However, our application for the 2024- 2025 school year opened on October 1, 2023, and will remain open until December 31, 2023. If you wish to apply to Marquette, please refer to our process. A completed application does not guarantee enrollment.
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November 30, 2023 Update
The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit application has been pushed back by the state until December 6 at 2:00PM.
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November 30, 2023 Update
The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit application opens tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.
To apply, visit: https://www.parentalchoice.ok.gov/
The application requires 2022 FEDERAL Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). The information can be found on the IRS Form 1040 Line 11 and Oklahoma Form 511 Line 1.
The state has provided an Application Checklist. For your convenience, it is attached as well.
Other helpful resources include:
• Parental Choice Tax Helpline: 918-554-5440
• Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
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November 30, 2023 Update
If you submitted your Marquette verification form request before 9 a.m. today (11/30) and do not receive your Enrollment Verification Form (EVF) from the state by noon today, please email Stephanie Jimison at [email protected].
The state has shared that they have been dealing with a systematic glitch and therefore instructed schools to re-upload the data for those specific families. Our priority for the next 48 hours is to ensure that all families who submitted their requests ahead of our deadline (9 a.m. today) receive their EVF from the state.
As previously communicated, the Marquette verification request window for the December 1 application launch closed at 9 a.m. this morning. Going forward, all new requests for Marquette enrollment forms will be uploaded to the state next week. We will shift to a weekly data upload for the remainder of the application window.
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November 29, 2023 Update
Families that requested an enrollment verification form from Marquette to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit should have started receiving the state-generated EVF from the email address [email protected]. This document will be required when you apply to the state’s tax credit program (one EVF per child that you plan on submitting an application for).
Upon reviewing your EVF from the state, you may have noticed some discrepancies regarding the listed tuition for this spring or next fall for your child(ren).
As part of the Oklahoma Tax Commission enrollment verification process, Marquette is required to itemize the qualifying eligible expenses related to both the Spring and Fall 2024 semesters.
In summary, should your child(ren) be approved for the tax credit, all tuition rates will be accurate before checks are distributed each semester.
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November 28, 2023 Update
Marquette has successfully uploaded our Enrollment Verification Form (EVF) data on behalf of our families who requested to participate in the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit. This data includes all requests that we have received to date.
Ahead of Friday’s application launch date, we will continue to upload student data daily for our families that request enrollment verification to ensure it is provided to the state immediately.
The next step is the responsibility of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. They will generate and send EVFs to taxpayers directly. It is stated that the email will come from [email protected]. We encourage families to monitor their spam and junk folders as they await the documentation.
To recap:
It is important to know that December 13 will be the cutoff for our team to upload data to the state’s portal ahead of the school’s Christmas break. We will resume uploading new requests on January 5.
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November 20, 2023 Update
Marquette’s “School Participation Form” has been verified. We anticipate access to the state’s portal by the end of business day tomorrow to upload our Enrollment Verification Form (EVF) data on behalf of our families who requested to participate. This is our top priority, and we will notify our community when this step is complete. Upon completing the upload, it will be the responsibility of the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) to generate and send the EVF to the taxpayers directly (our individual families) ahead of December 1.
We will host two Q&A sessions on Monday, November 27. These sessions are optional and will allow parents to ask our team questions. There will be no new announcements made or information revealed.
8:15 - 8:45 a.m. – Fletcher Hall
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. – Fletcher Hall
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November 14, 2023 Update
The Resource Center of the OTC website provides taxpayers helpful information about applying for the tax credit.
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November 9, 2023 Update
Marquette has successfully completed and submitted the required School Participation Form, which is the first step in this process. Marquette's form is now being reviewed and validated. Upon validation, our primary and secondary contacts will be granted access to the Enrollment Verification Form generator tool.
No action is required of our families at this time. We will continue to provide updates as we move forward in this program.
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October 27, 2023 Update
Highlighted within the document:
Not clarified in the OTC Rules Document:
Read OTC Rules
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October 25, 2023 Update
Dear Marquette Community,
The new Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act (OPCTCA) will launch in January 2024. This state program provides parents or guardians of children who attend an accredited private school a tiered system of tax credits based on their household’s total adjusted gross income to help cover the cost of private school tuition and fees.
This private school tax credit was signed into law on May 25, 2023, by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and will be effective beginning with the tax year 2024. Currently, the state lists that the application will open on December 1, 2023, and close on February 1, 2024. Only one application will be needed per family.
Tax Credit Details: