Tax-Free Pell Grant Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received as a federal Pell Grant. It also expands the definition of qualified tuition and related expenses under the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credit to include computer or peripheral equipment (up to a maximum of $1,000), child and dependent care expenses, and course materials.
Child care and developmentComputers and information technologyEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedHigher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
USA117th CongressS-2455| Senate
| Updated: 7/22/2021
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received as a federal Pell Grant. It also expands the definition of qualified tuition and related expenses under the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credit to include computer or peripheral equipment (up to a maximum of $1,000), child and dependent care expenses, and course materials.
Child care and developmentComputers and information technologyEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedHigher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula