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Amends section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code to expand the definition of qualified expenses in subsection (f)(1), remove an existing subparagraph, and add new subparagraphs defining child and dependent care expenses and computer or peripheral equipment (including a $1,000 annual limit); also makes changes to subsection (g)(5) (heading and insertion of additional text).
Modifies 26 U.S.C. §117(b)(1) to add an explicit exclusion from gross income for amounts received as Federal Pell Grants under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Alters the language in 26 U.S.C. §25A(g)(2)(A) to limit the phrase referring to a "qualified scholarship" to those described in section 117(b)(1)(A), thereby excluding scholarships described elsewhere in §117 (such as Pell Grants added to §117(b)(1)(B)) from that reference for purposes of the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning credits.
Excludes Federal Pell Grants from taxable income and clarifies how they interact with education tax credits. It also expands what counts as qualified expenses for the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning tax credits.
Computer equipment, course materials, and certain child and dependent care costs would qualify for these credits (with a $1,000 yearly cap for computer equipment). Changes apply starting with the 2025 tax year (tax years beginning after December 31, 2024).
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced April 1, 2025 by Lloyd Alton Doggett · Last progress April 1, 2025
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act