United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-12-05 monographic deposited born digital 41 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-262T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-262T P0b002ee18037c890 f:d07262t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-262T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-262T GAO-07-262T Aid for education Financial analysis Higher education Student financial aid Student loans Students Tax administration Tax credit Taxes Dept. of Education Title IV Program Testimony A63907 Federal assistance helps students and families pay for postsecondary education through several policy tools--grant and loan programs authorized by title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and more recently enacted tax preferences. This testimony summarizes and updates our 2005 report on (1) how title IV assistance compares to that provided through the tax code (2) the extent to which tax filers effectively use postsecondary tax preferences, and (3) what is known about the effectiveness of federal assistance. This hearing is an opportunity to consider whether any changes should be made in the government's overall strategy for providing such assistance or to the individual programs and tax provisions that provide the assistance. This statement is based on previously published GAO work and reviews of relevant literature. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-262T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-262T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-262T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-262T.pdf GAO-07-262T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-262T Testimony GAO-07-262T; Postsecondary Education: Multiple Tax Preferences and Title IV Student Aid Programs Create a Complex Education Financing Environment; Aid for education Financial analysis Higher education Student financial aid Student loans Students Tax administration Tax credit Taxes Dept. of Education Title IV Program Volume 119 Page 2577 119 Stat. 2577 Public Law 109-135