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Back to School: The 411 on 529

13 September 2011

Take a good look at this face. If all goes according to plan, you’re looking at Penn State University’s starting quarterback in 2025. No, it’s not just because he’s handsome, likes sports and has godmothers that happen to be rabid PSU football fans (as if there are any other kind) – though those things are [...]

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Taxing Scholarships and Fellowships

12 September 2009

There inevitably comes an awkward moment when I’m delivering a guest lecture at Temple Law School when I can see flashes of panic on the faces of my students: You mean, I have to pay tax on my fellowship? The taxation of scholarships and fellowships can be confusing. First, the general difference between the two: [...]

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Student Loan Interest – It’s Deductible!

10 September 2009

I have a love/hate relationships with student loans. I love that they allowed me to go to college and law school – I couldn’t have done it otherwise. But I hate almost everything else about them. And as a tax attorney with two graduate degrees, I find it impossible to read my own loan statements [...]

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