Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a parents' and students' savings account (PASS) created or organized exclusively for the purpose of paying the educational expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's child. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,500 per year, adjusted for inflation. Limits eligibility for such deduction to dependent's of the taxpayer, to individuals who have not attained age 21, full-time students at eligible educational institutions of higher learning or vocational schools, members of the Armed Forces on active duty, volunteers in the Peace Corps, or full-time volunteers with certain other organizations.
Excludes distributions from such an account from the gross income of the payee so long as such distributions are used to defray the beneficiary's tuition, fees, books and supplies, and reasonable living expenses. Specifies sanctions for the use of account funds for other than such educational purposes.
Requires the beneficiary of a PASS account to maintain certain records and file certain documents with the Secretary of the Treasury.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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