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Do you have a student loan in which you make payments, some of which is applied to interest accrued on the loan? If so, you may be eligible to deduct some of the interest when you file your federal tax return. Your lender will report the amount of interest you paid using IRS Form 1098-E, […]
— Read moreTax season can be complicated: From the math, to the organization of documents, to the filing of the forms. The IRS has over 900 different tax forms available to taxpayers when filing their returns. Generally, the average taxpayer doesn’t have to worry about a majority of the forms. Ten of them are relatively common, and […]
— Read moreAre you a student? Paying for your education can be taxing, especially if you’ve resorted to student loans. However, you may be eligible to deduct interest you paid on certain student loans. Typically, you are able to deduct either $2,500 or the actual amount of interest you paid, depending on which is less. The deduction […]
— Read moreIf you’ve paid $600 or more a year in interest on a loan, the lender must provide you with Form 1098-E. You aren’t required to itemize deductions in order to claim a student loan interest deduction. Instead, student loan interest is subtracted when totaling your adjusted gross income (AGI) for the year. Interest paid on […]
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