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Talking Points: Section 127 Employer-Provided Education Assistance
| 2/25/2025 | Section 127 strengthens workforce competitiveness by supporting continuous education and skill development for employees. |
Topic(s): Tax Reform; Taxation and Finance; Workforce Development
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Type: Issue Brief
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Talking Points: Inflation Reduction Act
| 2/25/2025 | The Inflation Reduction Act provides opportunities for institutions of higher education to use an array of tax credits to advance their campus climate initiatives and investments. |
Topic(s): Sustainability; Taxation and Finance; Tax Reform
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Type: Issue Brief
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Potential Offsets Impacting Higher Ed
| 2/10/2025 | House Budget Committee Republicans assembled a menu of options for a reconciliation package. This document identifies proposals that could impact colleges and universities. |
Topic(s): Taxation and Finance; Tax Reform; Federal Budget and Appropriations
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Type: Bill Summary
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Talking Points: Higher Education as a Private Good
| 2/10/2025 | A college degree has been and continues to be the best ticket to a better, more prosperous life. A degree has been shown to improve economic, social, and personal outcomes. |
Topic(s): Taxation and Finance; Tax Reform; Student Outcomes
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Type: Issue Brief
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 Understanding College and University Endowments
| 10/23/2024 | Brief answers to questions frequently asked by students, faculty, alumni, journalists, public officials, and others regarding the purpose, history, and functionality of endowments. (Updated October 2024) |
Topic(s): Taxation and Finance; Endowments; Tax Reform
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Type: White Paper
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Summary of Understanding College and University Endowments
| 10/23/2024 | An overview of ACE's Understanding College and University Endowments paper, which answers commonly asked questions regarding the purpose, history, and functionality of endowments. |
Topic(s): Taxation and Finance; Endowments; Tax Reform
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Type: Infographic
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Comments to the House Ways and Means Committee on 2025 Tax Reform
| 10/15/2024 | On behalf of 19 other higher education organizations, ACE wrote to the chairs of the House Ways and Means Committee with proposals to reform the tax code to benefit students and strengthen institutions. |
Topic(s): Tax Reform; Taxation and Finance
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Type: Letters and Comments
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ACE Policy Recommendations to 2024 Presidential Candidates
| 9/11/2024 | Ahead of the November election, ACE wrote to the presidential candidates’ campaigns with recommendations for key policies to strengthen higher education.
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Topic(s): Affordability; Research; Campus Safety; Taxation and Finance; Immigration and International Students; Veterans Education; Mental Health
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Type: Memo
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Comments on the Proposed Rule on Green Energy Elective Tax Payments
| 8/7/2023 | Comments to the IRS and the Department of the Treasury on the proposed regulations concerning elective payments for green energy tax credits under the the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. |
Topic(s): Taxation and Finance
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter of Support for the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
| 5/5/2023 | Letter to Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) strongly endorsing the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act, which would repeal the taxability of Pell Grants and help hundreds of thousands of students access the American Opportunity Tax Credit. |
Topic(s): Taxation and Finance; Financial Aid; Pell Grants
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Type: Letters and Comments
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