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IRS Taps Student Loan Agencies

6 December 2011

There are very few people that I like dealing with less than the folks who administer my student loans for law school. Undergrad, I managed just fine. But when I moved to Pennsylvania, I was forced to deal with the Pennsylvania Higher Assistance Agency (PHEAA). If you’ve ever dealt with PHEAA, you know they’re a [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Deducting College Expenses

3 April 2010

Taxpayer asks: I am retired and my wife and I support a son in college. We send him $2000/mo for room and board and I spend another $900/month paying off his Sallie Mae student loans. Is any of this deductible? If so, where do I declare it on my tax form. I generally use an [...]

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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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