Tis the Season
The title of this post may be a little misleading. While we typically imagine Christmas scenes when we think of the term - “Tis the season,” our finance office would use that term to describe what happens right after Christmas each year. Each January, many of our parents begin the annual task of gathering the necessary information needed to file their taxes in April. While we certainly are happy to help our parents obtain this information, we also thought it may be beneficial to explain how this information may be found at any time (like when you are working on your taxes at 2:30 on a Saturday afternoon!) without having to email or call the school. I have asked Chris Shields, our Chief Financial Officer, to explain how parents can find this information through their FACTS account. He provides step-by-step directions below.
To quickly find the information needed to claim childcare expenses on your taxes, first log into your FACTS account.
From the main screen next to 'Payment Plan & Billing' click on 'View Details'. This will take you to the 'Activity Details' page.
Under your name and customer number will be a light blue button that says, 'View Payment Summary'. Clicking this will take you to the 'Payment Summary' page which will show what you have paid.
There is a drop-down menu where you can select which tax year you are looking for and it should default to 2020. It will show the portions of the 19/20 school year and the 20/21 school year that occurred in 2020. The school's address and Tax ID Number is in the upper right-hand corner.
As always, if you have any questions about your tuition or after school care accounts, you may always contact me via email or phone at 423-622-3873.