The current tax code reform will increase graduate student tax liability to include tuition waivers and remissions. Tuition waivers are not direct income for students. Students will see their tax burden increase by 100-1000%. This is a significant stress on students who are already facing severe financial pressure. This reform will eliminate tax deductions for interest paid on student loans and remove the Lifetime Learning Credit, adding additional strains on students. This action will discourage high achieving individuals from perusing a graduate education.

Examples of how this will destructively increase graduate student economic burden can be found: http://cgsnet.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/CGS_Tax_Reform_Scenarios%281%...

More information can be found: http://cgsnet.org/node/2031