1kdown.com » student http://1kdown.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:57:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 If I transfer government student loans to a private loan business, can I still write off interest on taxes? http://1kdown.com/if-i-transfer-government-student-loans-to-a-private-loan-business-can-i-still-write-off-interest-on-taxes http://1kdown.com/if-i-transfer-government-student-loans-to-a-private-loan-business-can-i-still-write-off-interest-on-taxes#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:56:22 +0000 http://1kdown.com/if-i-transfer-government-student-loans-to-a-private-loan-business-can-i-still-write-off-interest-on-taxes Loans for a Business
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Question by bluebird: If I transfer government student loans to a private loan business, can I still write off interest on taxes?
I currently have salliemae Federal student loans at 6.8%. I have an opportunity to take out a loan somewhere else for 2.7 % and pay off the higher interest rate loans. But will I still be able to write off the interest from this new loan as I do with my current student loans?

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Answer by Mathew
I do not believe you would be able to do that. However you still may be better off doing so.

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