Questions tagged [student-loan]

A student loan is a loan taken for the purpose of education. Ideally the country tag should also be used as the response may differ based on the country.

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UK student loan default payment for living abroad is lower than how much I should pay based on earning. Can I just pay the default?

I'd like to preface this by saying that if I am legally required to pay the higher amount, then of course I will. But as any human (presumably), I would prefer to pay less. I am also on Plan 1 for ...
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How much can you have in TFSA without losing any OSAP?

Plz see beneath. Just $3600 for 2019-2020 school year!!?!!? This is too niggling and half-baked! What if student is living away from home? Accomodation and private rent cost way more! What if US or ...
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How do I reduce the interest I'm paying on unused student loan?

I am studying at a US university, on a student loan from a UK company - funds are paid directly to the university. The loan provider already disbursed the loan amount to my university's finaid ...
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Total Cost of PAYE?

I'm evaluating my options for my Federal Loan debt, namely continue with PAYE or refinance with a private lender. Presently I'm enjoying deferment until Jan, 2022 due to President Biden's decision. ...
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How can I stop the IRS from withholding refunds for a student loan that is already paid off?

I paid off my student loan over 10 years ago. The IRS is now withholding my refunds. How can I prove this loan has been paid?
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Student loans paid already but collection agency claiming loans are in default

I paid off my student loans via pay garnishments and the IRS taking 3 to 4 years of my tax refunds. Unfortunately, I have moved 5 times in last 2 years and I cannot find my files confirming this. ...
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Pay As You Earn loan filling jointly

My wife(US) has a debt in Germany for a master, she's paying on a pay as you earn, and since now we are married we filed the taxes jointly, and my income made the 1040 be the triple of the 1040 she ...
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Student loan forgiveness - how does the refund work?

Under Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan, I would have qualified for $10,000 of debt relief. However, taking advantage of the last two years of pandemic related forbearance, I recently paid off ...
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Questions about student loan refinancing while pursuing a Dental Residency

I was wondering if folks here have had experiences with refinancing student loans that could help answer some questions. I am trying to look into options for refinancing my wife’s private + federal ...
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Is the principal on student loans tax deductible in Canada?

A friend was suggesting to me that it would be wiser for me not to spend money that I am currently earning, since as a student, I am in a very low tax bracket / below the lowest tax bracket. Their ...
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Student loan question: Why are my interest payments different from month-to-month?

I am using Great Lakes to pay for two FFEL Consolidation student loans that are on the same account. The interest rate for both loans is 7.25%. For the past four months I have been making the minimum (...
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Will switching to PAYE from IBR reset PSLF qualifying payments?

I just got my renewed payment for my current IBR plan. I read an article comparing the two plans and it looks as though PAYE would benefit me more than my current IBR plan. The payment estimator on ...
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Proceeds of house sale for study loan

Sale of House proceeds is 50lacs. profit from sale of property 15 lacs. I have student loan 30 lacs. Should I pay student loan first or buy property. My all transactions are in in INDIA.
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How do I cheaply transfer money from Ireland to Canada for the purpose of student loan payments?

My Situation I'm Canadian and I took out student loans while studying in Canada. I graduated and started working right away. I have a student loan balance of approximately $29K. I moved abroad to ...
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Should I sell investments to pay for grad school?

I'm planning to attend graduate school (USA), which will cost around 200k over 3 years. I have about 200k in highly appreciated stock (basis average of 100k, long-term gain) in a personal investment ...
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Can't file 1098-T electronically on Turbotax or Credit Karma

Historically, I've been able to claim the American Opportunity Credit that would give a surplus refund of $1000 to help with school while being a full time student and not working
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Can I refinance my spouse's student loan?

In the recent 2 years my wife and I aggressively paid off a lot of debt in credit cards (leveraging some zero-fee, low fee balance transfer and using the money from sale of my stocks and our salaries)....
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Loan forgiveness and increased income, living abroad

I am intending to pursue student loan forgiveness at the end of my 20 year period and am currently enrolled in the PAYE plan. My AGI on my income taxes for the past few years while living abroad was $...
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Tansferring parent plus loan to a spouse

Can I transfer a parent plus loan I took out for my daughter's undergraduate education to my wife who works for a non-profit agency and qualifies for a 10 year loan forgiveness program?
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