H.R. 5730 · 114th Congress
Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016
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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the provision which excludes from the gross income of a student any amount that is received as a qualified scholarship used for qualified tuition and related expenses.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 12, 2016
Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the provision which excludes from the gross income of a student any amount that is received as a qualified scholarship used for qualified tuition and related expenses.
The bill expands the exclusion to: (1) permit the scholarship to be used for room and board costs for which there is an allowance under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) to specify that "qualified tuition and related expenses" include fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for research at the educational organization.
The amount included in qualified tuition and related expenses for research not required for a course of instruction may not exceed $300 per year, adjusted for inflation after 2016.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Fair Treatment of Scholarships Act of 2016
Latest action (Jul 12, 2016): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 12, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.