DEBT Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/5/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-05Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-02-05Introduced in House
- 2021-02-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-05 (00)
Decreasing Employees Burdensome Taxes from Student Loans Act of 2021 or the DEBT Act of 2021
This bill modifies tax provisions relating to the exclusion from employee gross income for employer-provided educational assistance and the student loan interest tax deduction. Specifically, it (1) expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to include an employer's payment of any qualified education loan incurred by an employee, (2) increases the maximum amount that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee under employer-provided educational assistance programs, and (3) increases the maximum tax deduction and the income limitation for interest on education loans.
Cosponsors (1)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
Subjects
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Higher education
- Income tax deductions
- Income tax exclusion
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Student aid and college costs
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