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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employers to establish student loan repayment programs and to make contributions to qualified tuition programs on behalf of children of employees.

USA115th CongressHR-1656| House 
| Updated: 3/21/2017
Patrick Meehan

Patrick Meehan

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (8)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)David G. Reichert (Republican)Will Hurd (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act or the HELP for Students and Parents Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to exclude from the gross income of an employee: (1) employer payments of principal or interest on loans for higher education expenses incurred by an employee, and (2) any qualified dependent 529 contributions made by the employer. (Under current law, the maximum exclusion for educational assistance programs is $5,250 per year.) A "qualified dependent 529 contribution" is any amount contributed by an employer to a qualified tuition program the designated beneficiary of which is an employee's child who: (1) has not attained the age of 19 at the time of the contribution, or (2) is a student who has not attained the age of 24 at the time of the contribution. The bill also allows a business tax credit for employer-provided higher education assistance, including: (1) 50% of the student loan repayment expenditures of the taxpayer for the year, and (2) 50% of the qualified dependent 529 contributions made by the taxpayer for the year. The amount taken into account for each expenditure with respect to any employee for any taxable year may not exceed $5,250.
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Timeline
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • March 21, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 21, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Bank accounts, deposits, capitalEmployee benefits and pensionsHigher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costs

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for employers to establish student loan repayment programs and to make contributions to qualified tuition programs on behalf of children of employees.

USA115th CongressHR-1656| House 
| Updated: 3/21/2017
Higher Education Loan Payments for Students and Parents Act or the HELP for Students and Parents Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to exclude from the gross income of an employee: (1) employer payments of principal or interest on loans for higher education expenses incurred by an employee, and (2) any qualified dependent 529 contributions made by the employer. (Under current law, the maximum exclusion for educational assistance programs is $5,250 per year.) A "qualified dependent 529 contribution" is any amount contributed by an employer to a qualified tuition program the designated beneficiary of which is an employee's child who: (1) has not attained the age of 19 at the time of the contribution, or (2) is a student who has not attained the age of 24 at the time of the contribution. The bill also allows a business tax credit for employer-provided higher education assistance, including: (1) 50% of the student loan repayment expenditures of the taxpayer for the year, and (2) 50% of the qualified dependent 529 contributions made by the taxpayer for the year. The amount taken into account for each expenditure with respect to any employee for any taxable year may not exceed $5,250.
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Timeline
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • March 21, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 21, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Patrick Meehan

Patrick Meehan

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (8)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)David G. Reichert (Republican)Will Hurd (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalEmployee benefits and pensionsHigher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costs