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The Looming ‘Tax Bomb’: Why Forgiven Student Debt Could Trigger a Surprise IRS Bill

Introduction For millions of Americans, student loan forgiveness represents a beacon of financial liberation. Yet, a stealthy fiscal threat is quietly resetting its countdown. With the expiration of a key pandemic-era provision, the forgiven balance on many loans could soon be reclassified as taxable income, potentially creating a staggering and unexpected bill from the IRS….

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Over 300,000 student loan borrowers were denied a new repayment plan, court filing shows — here’s why

The student loan system, a labyrinthine structure of hope and debt, has delivered another shock to hundreds of thousands of borrowers. A recent court filing has revealed a staggering bureaucratic failure, one with profound human and financial consequences. During the Trump administration, over 327,000 applications for a critical debt relief program were systematically denied, leaving…

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