Brian Devlin <bdevl...[at]cox.net> wrote:

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Co-signors of the loan are fully liable for payment,
including interest.


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Do you have a legal obligation to pay that interest? That
is, at the time the debt was incurred, did you agree to pay
back the loans, and if so, under what conditions?

If you are not legally obligated under the terms of the loan
to make payments on the loan, you cannot deduct any interest
you paid. Also, if you are only liable on the loan as a
guarantor, and only obligated to pay if and when your child
cannot pay (i.e., has defaulted on the loan), then you also
cannot deduct the interest you paid. Even if you're not
liable under the express terms of the loan, you should check
to see whether you have any liability under state law for
the debts of your child (if the child is 18 or over, you
probably don't, however).

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Brian Devlin wrote:

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Also, what if I am the co-signer on the loans?

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bdevlin3[at]cox.net (Brian=A0Devlin) posted:

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Yes, so long as she was your dependent when the loan was
taken out, and please note there are restrictions on her
income.

Bill

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My dependent child has student loans taken out in her name.
If I am paying the loans back myself, may I deduct the
interest on my tax return?

Thanks,
Brian Devlin

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