Student Aid and Tax Benefits Better Research and Guidance Will Facilitate Comparison of Effectiveness and Student Use

The Fed. gov't. uses a range of policy tools to assist students in financing post-secondary educ., including direct expend. & Fed. tax law. To assist Congress as it prepares for the reauth. of the Higher Educ. Act, this report reviewed the title IV aid programs & higher educ. tax provisions. It focused on 3 questions: What assistance do HOPE & Lifetime Learning tax credits (LLTC) provide, & how do credit benefits compare to the tuition & fees that students are charged, & to title IV aid they receive? To what extent do available policy & instructions provide clear guidance about the impact of tax provisions on eligibility for title IV financial aid? To what extent is info. available about the relative effectiveness of title IV grants & loans & the HOPE & LLTC?Ashby, Cornelia M. is the author of 'Student Aid and Tax Benefits Better Research and Guidance Will Facilitate Comparison of Effectiveness and Student Use' with ISBN 9780756731816 and ISBN 075673181X.