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Taxes and Student Loans: Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Seperately?

Married couples on IBR and PAYE need to carefully consider the pros and cons of filing taxes separately. It could mean a huge savings on your monthly student loan bill.

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Sheltering Income for lower Student Loan Payments

It is possible for student loan borrowers to have income excluded from their income-driven repayment plan calculations.

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Why rush to pay off my student loans if I can deduct the interest?

A student loan interest deduction is a nice perk at tax time, but it isn’t valuable enough to ignore student loan debt.

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The Benefits of Using Tax Refunds to Pay Down Student Loans

Using a tax refund to knock out student debt isn’t sexy, but it has some major advantages.

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Preparing for the IBR “Tax Bomb” and Student Loan Forgiveness

Many borrowers may be disappointed to learn that if their student loans are forgiven they could face a huge tax bill.

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Using Tax Time To Review Your Student Loan Plan

Tax time is a great opportunity to do a quick checkup on your student loans. There are plenty of ways to save money on future payments.

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  • RepaymentPLANS & FORGIVENESS
    • Lower Payments
    • Student Loan Forgiveness
    • Cosigner Issues
    • Repayment Plans
    • Loan Servicers
    • Consolidation
    • Debt Elimination
    • Parent PLUS Loans
  • RefinanceRATES, TIPS & REVIEWS
    • Refinance Reviews
    • Best Interest Rates
    • Lender Comparisons
    • Refinance Strategy
  • Life with LoansMARRIAGE, TAXES & MORE
    • Retirement
    • Home Ownership
    • Marriage
    • Taxes
    • Scam Alerts
  • PlanningSTUDENTS & PARENTS
    • Paying for School
    • Student Loan Reviews
    • Income Share Agreements