Graduate Assistants Parity Act or the GAP Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow all graduate students who are employees of educational organizations to exclude tuition reductions from gross income. (Under current law, the exclusion for graduate students is limited to teaching and research assistants.)
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Taxation
Higher educationIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costs
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow graduate students to exclude tuition reductions from gross income.
USA115th CongressHR-5396| House
| Updated: 3/22/2018
Graduate Assistants Parity Act or the GAP Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow all graduate students who are employees of educational organizations to exclude tuition reductions from gross income. (Under current law, the exclusion for graduate students is limited to teaching and research assistants.)