Are teaching assistant stipends taxed differently than research assistant stipends for graduate students in public universities?
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Are teaching assistant stipends taxed differently than research assistant stipends for graduate students in public universities?
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IRS graduate student teaching assistant research assistant stipend wages fellowship tax treatment FICA student exception Google ↗
- Publication 970 (2025), Tax Benefits for Education · irs.gov
- Topic no. 421, Scholarships, fellowship grants, and other grants · irs.gov
- Publication 15-A (2026), Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide · irs.gov
- Tax Treatment of Certain Payments Made by the University to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Resident Aliens for Tax Purposes · your.yale.edu
- Tax Information | Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences · gsas.yale.edu