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HR 4736 115th Congress House Taxation Elementary and secondary education Higher education Student aid and college costs

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.

Introduced: January 3, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of state law).

The expenses include: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student), dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities.

What's happening now January 3, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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