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Tax Breaks for Education Expenses

  • ITEM SKU
    6575
  • CPE Hours
    6
  • Full Course Price
    $59.50
Exam Questions: 30
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 204 | Content: 184, Supplemental: 20
NASBA Area of Study: Taxes
Not Acceptable for: N/A
Version: 6575K

The variety of savings vehicles available for education can be intimidating. As an accounting professional, it is important that you understand the various options available to your clients to be able to properly advise them. This comprehensive course details all of the various types of tax benefits and savings opportunities available for education. Covering Qualified Tuition Programs (529 plans), the American opportunity credit, the lifetime learning credit, student loans, tuition and fee deductions, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, Education Savings Bond Programs, and much more, this course will provide all the information you need to properly assist your clients. All course material provided. No prerequisites. Course level: Basic.

EA Program Approval Number: ZX34G-T-00411-21-S

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Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Scholarships, Fellowship Grants, Grants, and Tuition Reductions
  • American Opportunity Credit
  • Lifetime Learning Credit
  • Student Loan Interest Deduction
  • Student Loan Cancellations and Repayment Assistance
  • Tuition and Fees Deduction
  • Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA)
  • Qualified Tuition Program (QTP)
  • Education Exception to Additional Tax on Early IRA Distributions
  • Education Savings Bond Program
  • Employer-Provided Educational Assistance
  • Business Deduction for Work-Related Education
Objectives
  • To recognize the taxability of various types of educational assistance
  • To recognize how and when to use the American opportunity credit
  • To recognize when and how to use the lifetime learning credit
  • To recognize the proper tax treatment for student loans and the cancellations or repayment assistance of such
  • To identify what tax deductions are available for tuition and fees
  • To recognize how a Coverdell ESA can be used as a tax benefit for education
  • To recognize the tax benefits available through the use of a qualified tuition program
  • To recognize how early distributions from an IRA can be exempt from the 10% early withdrawal penalty when used for education
  • To identify who can cash in bonds tax free when used for education
  • To recall how employer-provided educational assistance plans work and their benefits
  • To identify what work-related education expenses may be able to be deducted as a business expense

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