Notice 97-60: Questions and Answers About the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997

Archived - Further Information

For further information contact: Donna J. Welch, (202) 622-4910 regarding the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits; Monice L. Rosenbaum, (202) 622-6070 regarding employer-provided educational assistance and qualified state tuition programs; Pamela R. Kinard, (202) 622-6030 regarding Education IRAs and using IRA withdrawals to pay for higher education expenses; and John Moriarty, (202) 622-4950 regarding student loan interest deduction (not toll-free numbers).

The IRS will publish additional guidance on the provisions discussed in this notice as well as other provisions included in TRA '97. You may visit the IRS worldwide web site at (http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/hot/) for information on additional guidance as it becomes available.

The Department of Education has a worldwide web site (http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/ StudentGuide/) you can visit and telephone numbers (1-800-4FED-AID and 1-800-USA-LEARN) you can call to get more information on affording college and obtaining student aid, such as Pell grants and student loans.

Drafting Information

The principal authors of this notice are Donna J. Welch, Office of Assistant Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting) and Monice L. Rosenbaum and Pamela R. Kinard, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Employee Benefits and Exempt Organizations). However, other personnel from the IRS and Treasury Department participated in its development.

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