as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/23/2023 03:31pm
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Introduction | Posted on 01/23/2023 |
A bill for an act
relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a subtraction for certain student
loan discharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0132, subdivision
24.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0132, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
(a)
The deleted text begin amount equal to the discharge of indebtedness of thedeleted text end new text begin qualified student loan discharge
of anew text end taxpayer is a subtraction deleted text begin if:deleted text end new text begin .
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(1) the indebtedness discharged is a qualified education loan; and
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(2) the indebtedness was discharged under section 136A.1791, or following the taxpayer's
completion of an income-driven repayment plan.
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(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "qualified education loan" has the meaning
given in section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "income-driven repayment plan" means a payment
plan established by the United States Department of Education that sets monthly student
loan payments based on income and family size under United States Code, title 20, section
1087e, or similar authority and specifically includes, but is not limited to:
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(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "qualified student loan discharge" means a
discharge of indebtedness eligible for the exclusion from gross income under section 9675
of Public Law 117-2. A discharge of indebtedness that occurred after December 31, 2025,
but otherwise qualifies for the exclusion under that section is a qualified student loan
discharge.
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(c) "Qualified student loan discharge" includes but is not limited to a discharge of
indebtedness under:
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(1) the income-based repayment plan under United States Code, title 20, section 1098e;
(2) the income contingent repayment plan established under United States Code, title
20, section 1087e, subsection (e); deleted text begin and
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(3) the PAYE program or REPAYE program established by the Department of Education
under administrative regulationsnew text begin ; and
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new text begin (4) section 136A.1791new text end .
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This section is effective for taxable years beginning after December
31, 2022.
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