7 Tax Breaks Set To Last Forever

Published Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at: 7:00 AM EST

After years of passing "tax extender" laws, Congress finally enacted tax legislation in 2015—the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act—that permanently restores several key tax breaks for individuals. These seven tax provisions are now a permanent part of the tax code until, if ever, Congress changes them. They are:1. American Opportunity Tax Credit. Before PATH, parents could claim a maximum $2,500 American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) for qualifying higher education expenses, subject to phase-outs based on modified adjusted gross income (MAGI). But the maximum credit was scheduled to drop to $1,800 in 2017 with lower phase-out levels. The new...

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