Parental Choice Tax Credit

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Parental Choice Tax Credit (PCTC) Update

February 5, 2025

  • The Parental Choice Tax Credit application for school year 2025-2026 will be available for taxpayers to complete on Tuesday, February 18 at 9 a.m. 
  • An Enrollment Verification Number for each student is required to apply for the tax credit. To request an EVN from Bishop Kelley see the link below. If you have already completed this step, please do not submit another request.
  • After Bishop Kelley sends your request to the State, you will receive an email from parentalchoice@tax.ok.gov with your student’s EVN. Save this email.
  • If you identify any errors with the information provided in the email, please contact registrar@bishopkelley.org to update your Enrollment Verification information and generate a new email. Please note, if you need to make a change to your Enrollment Verification information after you have submitted your Parental Choice Tax Credit application, you will need to withdraw your previous application before your school can adjust your Enrollment Verification information and before you will be able to submit a new application. Your position in line for the original application will not be retained.
  • Visit OkTAP to apply for the tax credit. The application will become available on February 18, 2025 at 9am.   
  • Please refer to the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit website and Parental Choice Tax Credit Taxpayer Resources for important resources including video tutorials, information needed to complete your application, and FAQs.   
  • Contact information for Oklahoma Tax Commission
  • Email: ParentalChoice@tax.ok.gov
  • Phone: 405.521.3160


Note about the Parental Choice Tax Credit and Bishop Kelley Tuition Assistance:
Please note that families who wish to be considered for tuition assistance from Bishop Kelley for the 2025-26 school year must apply for the Parental Choice Tax Credit and provide proof of their tax credit application and tax credit award on the FACTS tuition assistance application. 

Enrollment Verification Number (EVN) Request Número de Verificación de Inscripción (EVN)

Parental Choice Tax Credit (PCTC) Update

December 5, 2024

  • The Google form to request your student’s EVN is now available on this page. Please complete, verify accuracy, and submit.
  • Bishop Kelley will upload EVN requests to the State on December 19, 2024.
  • You will receive an email from the State with a letter containing your student’s information and EVN. Please save this email. You will need the EVN for the tax credit application.
  • The application with the State for the tax credit is expected to become available for taxpayers to complete on February 18, 2025.
  • If you determine any information you submitted on the Google form is not correct, do not submit another Google form. Please email registrar@bishopkelley.org with the information that needs to be changed.
  • Any changes should be requested prior to submitting your application to the State for the tax credit which opens February 18, 2025.
  • Any changes requested after your tax credit application has been submitted to the State will result in losing your place in line for distribution of funds.
Enrollment Verification Number (EVN) Request Número de Verificación de Inscripción (EVN)

Parental Choice Tax Credit (PCTC) Updates

November 21, 2024


  • On Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM, BK will begin accepting requests for the Parental Choice Tax Credit’s required Enrollment Verification Number (EVN) for the 2025-2026 school year via a Google Form on this page. (Date has changed from December 2 due to new information from the State.)
  • The EVN request form must be completed before families can apply for the PCTC.
  • A unique EVN will be generated for each student. Taxpayers will need to provide the unique EVN for each student as part of the application for the tax credit. Notifications to families of their student(s) EVN will occur before the tax credit application becomes available.
  • The application with the State for the tax credit is expected to become available for taxpayers to complete on February 18, 2025.


Please check this page regularly for updates.

PCTC moving to school year basis

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the Parental Choice tax Program will be aligned with the school year rather than the tax year. There is not an application period for the Spring 2025 semester. Pursuant to the new legislation, HB3388, the Spring 2025 semester is a transition, or “bridge”, to transition the credit from a tax year credit to a school year credit. Only those taxpayers that received a credit for Fall 2024 are eligible to receive a credit for Spring 2025. Students who attended an accredited private school physically located in Oklahoma and were approved and received the credit for Fall 2024 will automatically be approved for the Spring

2025 semester without having to reapply. The credit amount payable for Spring 2025 will be based upon the Fall 2024 installment disbursement payment amount.


Please note, the automatic approval and payment is for the Spring 2025 semester only. Any taxpayer wishing to participate in the program for the 2025-2026 school year must apply when applications open on February 18, 2025. Applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be processed directly by the State, as they have ended their contract with Merit as the processing agency.

 

Overview of how the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program works for school year 2025-2026

For more information about the tax credit program and the application process, please refer to the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit website.


For questions, please contact the Business Office at (918)609-7144 or businessoffice@bishopkelley.org.

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