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The\u00a0American Rescue Plan<\/a>\u00a0Act of 2021 made\u00a0student loan forgiveness<\/a>\u00a0tax-free at the federal level through\u00a0the end of 2025<\/a>. Trump\u2019s \u201cbig beautiful bill,\u201d while making other specific kinds of student loan relief tax-free, did not extend or make permanent that broader provision. <\/p>\n In theory, lawmakers could move to protect the relief from taxes before the end of the year, but borrowers shouldn\u2019t count on it, experts say.<\/p>\n \u201cRepublicans do not like [student loan] forgiveness, and are unlikely to make it tax-free,\u201d said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.<\/p>\n Without action from Congress, student loan borrowers who get their debt forgiven under the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s income-driven repayment plans, or IDRs, would face a federal tax bill again starting in 2026. (IDR plans cap people\u2019s monthly payments at a share of their discretionary income and cancel any remaining debt after a certain period, typically 20 years or 25 years.)<\/p>\n That tax bill at the end of repayment could be significant \u2014 the IRS typically counts forgiven debt as income, Kantrowitz said.<\/p>\n More from Personal Finance:<\/strong> The average loan balance for borrowers enrolled in an IDR plan is around $57,000, Kantrowitz said. For those in the 22% tax bracket, having that amount wiped out would trigger a tax burden of over $12,000, Kantrowitz estimates. Lower earners, or those in the 12% tax bracket, would still owe around $7,000.<\/p>\n Borrowers could also be on the hook for state taxes following their student loan forgiveness. (Many states mirror the federal government\u2019s tax policy on student loans, meaning more states may start to levy the aid next year as well, experts say.)<\/p>\n Consumer advocates have long criticized the practice of taxing borrowers on their student loan forgiveness. They say that borrowers who enroll in IDR plans tend to struggle to keep up with their bills, and that the government\u2019s policy often wipes away one\u2019s student debt just to saddle them with a tax debt.<\/p>\n \u201cForcing borrowers to remain drowning in debt is cruel,\u201d said Persis Yu, deputy executive director and managing counsel at the Student Borrower Protection Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The \u201cbig beautiful bill<\/a>\u201d did permanently make it so that student loan forgiveness in cases of death or disability are tax-free, Kantrowitz said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Employees who receive help from their company paying down their debt also won\u2019t owe any taxes in the future on that relief, due to the legislation, he added. The current allowable annual tax-free contribution from firms is $5,250<\/a>, but that amount will increase with inflation.<\/p>\n Public Service Loan Forgiveness<\/a> has always been, and will continue to be, tax-free on the federal level, under its terms. (It\u2019s possible your state will tax you on the aid). That program allows government and certain non-profit workers to get their debt excused after a decade of payments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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