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Liz Weston: Family tuition gifts cost students at schools that haven’t updated FAFSA rules
Liz Weston: Family tuition gifts cost students at schools that haven’t updated FAFSA rules
Liz Weston: Family tuition gifts cost students at schools that haven’t updated FAFSA rules

Published on: 02/14/2026

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Before the change, such gifts and withdrawals would be counted as untaxed student income, which had a huge negative effect on financial aid. Getty Images

Dear Liz: You wrote in a recent column that grandparents could pay tuition directly to a school, and it would not trigger a gift tax return.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/02/liz-weston-family-tuition-gifts-cost-students-at-schools-that-havent-updated-fafsa-rules.html

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