Deduction for Student Loan Interest...

I graduated college in May 2005; I began paying back my student loans in January 2006. I recieved a 1098 E for the interest I paid towards these loans. upon some reading online I read where the deduction for interest can only be taken if I am currently a student? Is this correct? Am I ineligable to deduct any of my student loan interest since I am currently graduated? Thank you for your help, Shhhh

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Shhhh
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No. See IRS Publication 970.

-- Phil Marti Clarksburg, MD

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Phil Marti

snipped-for-privacy@456.com (Shhhh) posted:

You can deduct student loan interest payments (adjustment to income, line 33, Form 1040), as long as you continue to make them -- even if it continues for 10 or 20 years (which is quite common in these days of $30K+ annual tuition). I think your doubt may stem from a confusion of student loan interest with "education" credits (such as Hope or Lifetime Learning) or deductions, which are tied to student status for a 5-month period of the tax year in question. Bill

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Bill

It is incorrect. Here are the requirements: - Your filing status is any filing status except married filing separately. - No one else is claiming an exemption for you on his or her tax return. - You are legally obligated to pay interest on a qualified student loan. - You paid interest on a qualified student loan.

See IRS Pub 970 for more details.

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-- Alan

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A.G. Kalman

That is not correct. Being a student when you make the loan payments is not one of the requirements for the deduction.

Bob Sandler

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Bob Sandler

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