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Tax Returns: Deducting Student Loan Interest

Please tell me I am reading this wrong...
buff misunderstood sweet tailpipe
  03/03/07
Correct. Sucks, huh?
cerise resort
  03/03/07
At least our tax dollars are being wisely spent.
buff misunderstood sweet tailpipe
  03/03/07
You can deduct for 2007 only.
Brilliant 180 ratface
  03/03/07
yes, which is why I paid off all my deferred interest in dec...
Odious orchestra pit messiness
  03/03/07
I'm paying mine off this year, and taking the deduction next...
Brilliant 180 ratface
  03/03/07
You can only deduct interest that that was due that year, an...
azure laughsome base
  03/03/07
ty for the reminder.
Big sneaky criminal bawdyhouse
  03/03/07
yes but in your 3L/stub year a lot of interest accrues betwe...
Odious orchestra pit messiness
  03/03/07


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Date: March 3rd, 2007 8:52 AM
Author: buff misunderstood sweet tailpipe
Subject: Please tell me I am reading this wrong...

So, I'm looking at the 2006 1040 Instructions and reading about the "Student Loan Interest Deduction" on line 33. The instructions read that you can take the deduction if...your modified AGI is less than: $65K if single, or $135K if married filing jointly.

Am I reading this correctly (i.e. we will not be able to deduct our student loan interest payments when we start working)?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7701624)





Date: March 3rd, 2007 8:57 AM
Author: cerise resort

Correct. Sucks, huh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7701625)





Date: March 3rd, 2007 9:10 AM
Author: buff misunderstood sweet tailpipe

At least our tax dollars are being wisely spent.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7701627)





Date: March 3rd, 2007 12:27 PM
Author: Brilliant 180 ratface

You can deduct for 2007 only.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7701990)





Date: March 3rd, 2007 12:34 PM
Author: Odious orchestra pit messiness

yes, which is why I paid off all my deferred interest in december.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7702005)





Date: March 3rd, 2007 12:36 PM
Author: Brilliant 180 ratface

I'm paying mine off this year, and taking the deduction next year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7702011)





Date: March 3rd, 2007 12:43 PM
Author: azure laughsome base

You can only deduct interest that that was due that year, and can't deduct if you prepayed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7702028)





Date: March 3rd, 2007 12:45 PM
Author: Big sneaky criminal bawdyhouse

ty for the reminder.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7702033)





Date: March 3rd, 2007 12:48 PM
Author: Odious orchestra pit messiness

yes but in your 3L/stub year a lot of interest accrues between May and October when you start work. This interest is not capitalized until December and so its just pools up deferred.

For instance I had $2500 of interest from 2006 that was going to be capitalized, but I paid it off in december and deducted all of it.

ALSO - when you consolidate your loans, that counts as having the deferred interest paid off by the consolidator.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=589323&forum_id=2#7702043)