HR 1356
99th Congress
House
Taxation
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Employee benefit plans
Income tax
Inflation
Labor and Employment
Student aid
Tax exclusion
Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1985
Introduced: February 28, 1985
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To President
Became law
Feb 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 28, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Employee Educational Assistance Act of 1985 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend indefinitely the income tax exclusion for employee educational assistance programs. (Present law terminates such exclusion as of December 31, 1985.)
Limits the maximum amount of such exclusion (beginning in 1986) to $5,000 of amounts paid or expenses incurred for educational assistance furnished to an employee during a calendar year. Exempts graduate students engaged in teaching or research activities from such maximum limit. Provides for annual cost-of-living adjustments in such maximum limit beginning in 1987.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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