Princeton University graduate students have put together a petition against proposed federal taxation of tuition waivers. You can check out an explanation of how the taxation would affect Princeton graduate students, and the reasons we are demanding commitments from the university, here. You can also sign the petition here.
Monthly Archives: November 2017
How the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will affect graduate students
Princeton graduate students could see their tax bills skyrocket to $11,000 or more if the Republican tax bill currently under consideration in the House of Representatives becomes law. The GOP bill eliminates §117(d) in the U.S. tax code, a provision which exempts “qualified tuition support” for research and teaching assistants from being counted towards gross income. This means …
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