A tax exemption for student loan forgiveness expired, meaning borrowers could face a big, surprise bill from the IRS.

Millions of federal student loan borrowers are now at risk of facing massive tax penalties, an advocacy group warned this ...

A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free expired in 2025. A new report shows the higher tax bills borrowers are facing.

Between 2 million and 3 million Americans could face a student loan "tax bomb" over the next decade.

Some Louisianians could see their tax bills triple — the biggest increase in the country — following the expiration of a law ...

A new study says tax bills could triple for people who receive student loan forgiveness through income-driven repayment (IDR) ...

Your Student Loans Could Be Forgiven and Still Show Up as Debt You Owe, New Lawsuit Says ...

Protect Borrowers says tax relief for income-driven repayment discharges expired at the end of 2025, hitting low-income borrowers hardest ...

That is the mechanism that turns a routine rule into a bomb. A forgiven balance is not taxed gradually the way it would have ...

IDR-based student loan forgiveness is taxable again in 2026, and a new report says up to 3.2 million borrowers could owe.

The report's author predicts "financial disaster" for the millions of borrowers who will be affected in the coming decade.

Student loan forgiveness can erase a frightening balance from a borrower’s account, but the IRS may not always let that ...