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The American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) is a partially-refundable tax credit up to $2,500 that helps students cover tuition and college expenses.
What Is the American Opportunity Tax Credit?
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Issue BriefThe Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC) is one of two income tax credits to help offset the costs of higher education.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Issue BriefEmployer-provided educational assistance benefits (Section 127) allows employers to offer their employees up to $5,250 annually in tax-free educational assistance for undergraduate or graduate-level courses.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Issue BriefThe vast majority of public and private universities and colleges are tax-exempt entities as defined by IRC Section 501(c)(3) because of their educational purposes—purposes that the federal government has long recognized as fundamental to fostering the productive and civic capacity of its citizens—…
Taxation & Finance | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Issue BriefWhile we are pleased the Senate tax reform bill retains many of the student tax benefits the House was willing to eliminate, it still cuts too many programs that keep higher education accessible and affordable.
Taxation & Finance | Press ReleasesA number of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) affect higher education. This document compares new provisions of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act with tax reform plans proposed by the U.S. House and Senate and prior tax law.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | AnalysisAAU joined 45 other higher education associations to express concerns with the Senate version of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Taxation & Finance | LettersI applaud Sen. Lankford & Rep. Walker for introducing the Universal Charitable Giving Act, which incentivizes charitable giving to nonprofit causes.
Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | Press ReleasesIn this blog post, AAU President Coleman asserts that tax reform should not come at the expense of students and their families and it should not balloon the federal debt.
Taxation & Finance | Mary Sue's DeskAAU joined other education associations in supporting Senator James Lankford's charitable giving amendment (#1593) to H.R. 1, the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | Letters