Tax breaks, credits, and rules for students, parents, and educators — everything about taxes and paying for school.
On Thursday, March 28, 2016, the Miami Dolphins selected Laremy Tunsil as the #13 pick in the National Football League (NFL) draft. Tunsil’s comments after the draft selection will likely trigger additional questions into the Ole Miss football program. But I suspect it will also trigger more questions about existing NCAA rules regarding student athlete pay.
Ask The Taxgirl: College Admissions Fees & Entrance Exams
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What happens when you can’t pay your student loan debt? Here’s what can happen if you can’t pay (and how to avoid it in the first place).
Paying for college? You might be able to benefit from a tax credit or a tax deduction on your 2015 tax return. Here’s what you need to know about the American Opportunity Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, and Tuition & Fees Deduction.
Plan ahead. That’s the advice from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) this year. As tax season approaches, IRS is advising taxpayers to plan ahead when requesting copies of any tax transcripts. Last year, following attempts to access taxpayer records using the “Get Transcript” application on the IRS website, the transcript application was taken down. Currently, taxpayers are…
With temps hitting the 90s last week, you’d swear it was still summer. However, the catalogues piling up on my living room table tell a different story: back to school season is starting already. Back to school is a huge industry. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), spending on back to school for families…
Earlier this month, South Carolina public school teachers received some good news when Stephen Colbert announced that he would fund all of their existing grant requests on the web site DonorsChoose.org. The announcement, made at a surprise event at Alexander Elementary School, means that nearly 1,000 projects totaling more than $800,000 in 375 schools will…
Here’s what you should know about the form 1098-T, Tuition Statement.
Here’s what you should know about the form 1098-E, Student Loan Interest Statement.
