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HR 4036 98th Congress House Taxation College costs Education Higher education Income tax Savings accounts Scholarships State finance States Student aid Tax deductions Tax exclusion Tax incentives Vocational and technical education

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, education savings accounts.

Introduced: September 29, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 29, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer or taxpayer's dependent child at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the amount of such deduction to $2,000 (adjusted for inflation) for each account per calendar year. Provides that no account may have more than one beneficiary and that no individual may be a beneficiary of more than one account.

Requires the trustee of an education savings account to transfer five percent of the amount of any contribution to the trust to a State educational fund which is established by State law, the assets of which are used to provide scholarship assistance to individuals attending educational institutions within the state.

Permits the deferral of income tax on income accumulated in such education savings accounts as long as such amounts are used exclusively for educational expenses. Sets forth penalties for the use of account funds for other than educational purposes.

Requires that the trustee of an education savings account file reports with the Secretary of the Treasury on the maintenance of the account. Imposes penalties for not filing required reports.

Extends the deduction for contributions to an education savings account to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions.

Includes in the gross income of account beneficiaries over a ten-year period beginning at age 25 an amount equal to ten percent of the amounts paid or used on their behalf for educational expenses.

What's happening now September 29, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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