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Surprise: Borrowers may face up to $1,100 in state taxes on forgiven student loans

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August 29, 2022
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Residents of New York, Virginia and 11 other states could end up with a surprise tax hit of hundreds of dollars next year on forgiven student loans.

President Joe Biden’s announcement that the government would forgive some student debt for individuals earning less than $125,000 was welcome news to many carrying large loan balances. But 13 states have laws that treat this forgiven debt as income, meaning that it’s subject to state levies on earnings.

That means that taxpayers in those states with $10,000 in forgiven debt could end up owing a few hundred extra dollars — or in Hawaii more than $1,000 — on their state tax returns next April.

Student borrowers who received a Pell Grant as an undergraduate — which the White House estimates is about 60% of borrowers — can get up to $20,000 in loans forgiven. Individuals with the full $20,000 canceled would pay double the tax amounts.

The federal tax code also generally treats forgiven debt as income, but Congress in 2021 included in the American Rescue Plan a measure that would temporarily exempt canceled student debt from taxation.

It’s possible that some of the 13 states where the laws would tax these forgiven student loans will revise their rules before the taxes are due next spring. Depending on the state, that could come in the form of an administrative change from the governor or state tax department, or may require the state legislature to pass a new law.

Jared Walczak, a vice president at the Tax Foundation focusing on tax policy, calculated the maximum tax hit for $10,000 in forgiven state loans. His figures are based on the highest tax rate a filer who qualifies for loan forgiveness is likely to pay in their state. His tabulations found that residents of Pennsylvania are likely to pay the lowest amount, with Hawaiians paying the most.

State Maximum Likely Tax Liability
Arkansas $550
Hawaii $1,100
Idaho $600
Kentucky $500
Massachusetts $500
Minnesota $985
Mississippi $500
New York $685
Pennsylvania $307
South Carolina $700
Virginia $575
West Virginia $650
Wisconsin $530

Walczak said that states will need to act with “some urgency” if they want to make changes to how their tax laws treat student loans in light of Biden’s changes. He added that it isn’t likely to matter whether the state is led by Republicans or Democrats. Since the change has already been made at the federal level, there will be some pressure on states to reduce tax burdens for their residents, he said.



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