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DOES THIS MEAN HOGWARTS COULD QUALIFY FOR "LIFETIME LEARNING CREDITS?"
September 29, 2005
The witchcraft and wizarding academy featured in the Harry Potter series wouldn't qualify for U.S. college-tuition tax breaks - it covers junior-high and high-school level, rather than college. But in Europe, witchcraft schools do qualify for tax breaks:
A Dutch actress training to be a witch is eligible for a tax deduction for her course fees, the tax authorities in the Netherlands have decided. They allowed the 39-year-old woman to claim 2,210 euros (£1,505) for the course that lasts a year and a day.
A tax official told Reuters news agency the woman used the course "to extend her professional knowledge." Students learn to cast spells, prepare herbs and potions and use crystal balls as well as other aspects of witchcraft.
Of course, some witchcraft schools in the U.S. already qualify for tax breaks...
Via the Tax Policy Blog.
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OUCH! Sometimes attorney's use their evil powers for good. Not often. Never actually. Nevermind.
Posted by: Chad | September 29, 2005 11:41 AM
Aren't there any Gryffindors in the Bar?
Posted by: Joe Kristan | September 29, 2005 1:01 PM