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Tax Relief
Brief History of Tax Relief Advocacy
Prior to 1986, graduate students' stipends were exempt from taxation, but a change to the tax code that year allowed the federal government to tax the part of the stipend that covers room and board and other non-required components of the total "cost of education." Under the current law, the taxable amount of a fellowship is the part that exceeds the cost of tuition, books, and required supplies. New legislation that would redefine "cost of education" to include room, board, and living expenses has been proposed by Phil English (R-Pennsylvania).
Recent Advocacy Efforts
After weighing the pros & cons as presented by Alice Lincoln, Surya Singh, and Moriah Thomason, the GSC voted 3-2-3 in support of this bill (HR 3412) . In February 2004, the GSC sent Moriah Thomason to represent Stanford graduate students at a lobbying effort in support of this bill.
GSC Members Working on This Issue in 2004-2005
Key Issues the GSC Plans to Address in 2004-2005
In the coming year, the GSC will continue to educate and involve Stanford graduate students in supporting this legislation locally and nationally. We plan to concentrate advocacy efforts on George Miller, a Northern California Representative, and other local representatives. In particular, the GSC is carrying out an e-mail campaign for students to show their local representatives that they support tax relief for graduate students. We are also looking for motivated graduate students at Stanford and other schools to help us in this effort. Please contact Thomas Lee for more information.
Key Stanford Administrators on This Issue
There is not a Stanford administrator associated with this issue because this is a grassroots student-based effort to change the national government tax law. The main non-GSC organization working on this issue is the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS), of which Stanford is a member.
Key Committees Related to This Issue
Additional Information
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