115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for educational assistance programs.
October 25, 2017
Mr. Flake (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for educational assistance programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Upward Mobility Enhancement Act”.
SEC. 2. Increase in exclusion for educational assistance programs.
(a) In general.—Paragraph (2) of section 127(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
“(A) IN GENERAL.—This section shall apply only to the first $11,500 of educational assistance furnished to an individual during a calendar year.
“(B) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of any calendar year after 2017, the $11,500 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
“(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
“(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins by substituting ‘calendar year 2016’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any increase determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50.”.
(b) Effective date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.