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Learn more about the student loan interest deduction (SLID) and why it's important.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Loans | 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 Qualified Tuition Reduction, section 117 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code, allows nonprofit universities to give their employees, spouses, or dependents tuition reductions that are excluded from taxable income.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Issue BriefLearn about why tax-exempt financing is critical for universities to advance their mission of educating and innovating for the public good.
Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Issue BriefThe 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 BriefUnrelated business taxable income (UBIT) is income from a trade or business that is regularly carried on by a tax-exempt organization and is not substantially related to the organization's exempt purpose.
Taxation & Finance | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | 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 BriefOn March 10, the House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | National Endowment for the Humanities | National Science Foundation | Department of Education | Issue BriefAAU has prepared a summary of the June 4 Senate HELP Committee held a hearing titled “COVID-19: Going Back to College Safely,” which focused on whether and how universities will reopen in the fall, their testing, tracing, distancing, and athletics plans, and the financial impact of these plans.
COVID-19 | Issue Brief