
08-03-2006, 06:48 PM
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Hopeless Optimist
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Re: student loan repayment strategy help?
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Your student loan interest deduction for 2005 is generally the smaller of:
$2,500, or
The interest you paid in 2005.
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The amount of your student loan interest deduction is phased out (gradually reduced) if your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is between $50,000 and $65,000 ($105,000 and $135,000 if you file a joint return). You cannot take a student loan interest deduction if your MAGI is $65,000 or more ($135,000 or more if you file a joint return).
Modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). For most taxpayers, MAGI is adjusted gross income (AGI) as figured on their federal income tax return before subtracting any deduction for student loan interest.
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Source: Publication 970
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