Education has become less affordable in recent years, leading many to take out student loans. Unfortunately, new borrowers often find it challenging to navigate the complex processes surrounding student loans and payments. What information do borrowers need to make wise student loan decisions? On today’s episode of the Taxgirl podcast, Kelly is joined by Bobby…
Student loan debt is simply a part of college life now. With college tuition skyrocketing as wages stagnate, more and more people are turning to student loans to get an education. But that doesn’t stop the bill from eventually coming due, which is burying people under student loan debt for decades. Many people simply don’t…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance for some taxpayers who took out federal or private student loans to finance attendance at a nonprofit or for-profit school. The guidance offers relief for students whose loans have been discharged by the Department of Education and who meet specific criteria. Typically, a discharge of indebtedness is…
Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has introduced a plan to cancel all U.S. student loan debt. The debt, which currently totals $1.6 trillion, affects nearly 45 million Americans. The proposal would be paid for by a new tax focused on investors. Sanders describes the tax as a “Wall Street speculation tax” and claims that it will…
As students from elementary age to grad level across the country head back to school this month, parents are grappling with how to pay tuition, buy school supplies and fit in all of those extracurricular activities. It can be difficult to figure it all out, and in an era where everyone seems to have an…
As the cost of a college education continues to climb, more and more students are taking on student debt. Collectively, as a country, we currently owe nearly $1.4 trillion in student loans. That balance is growing at a rate of $2,726.27 every second. Fortunately, there’s a tax break available to help ease some of the pain of paying it back.
As student loan debt continues to grow, Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) have introduced the Student Loan Tax Relief Act which would exempt discharged student loans from being taxed as income.
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).
It’s Back To School Week on the blog! All week long, I’ll be answering your questions about school and tax – complete with fun giveaways. Next up: what about all that student loan debt? Can you get a tax break for paying it down?
Americans now owe an astonishing $956 billion in student loan debt. The rate of student loan debt outpaced inflation last year – and keeps climbing. I should know: I am one of those still working to pay off student loan debt. I borrowed to pay for my education because I couldn’t afford to go otherwise….
