Carnegie Mellon employees and their family members may be eligible for tuition remission. Employees should contact Human Resources for specific information. Tuition Remission form may be obtained here.
Effective January 1, 2002, Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code, will be reinstated, including the yearly $5,250 limit. However, the reinstated law only applies to graduate courses that begin on or after January 1, 2002. As a result, any graduate level tuition benefits you receive for courses that begin before January 1, 2002, must be subject to normal taxation.
Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code is the section that permitted Carnegie Mellon to provide tax-free graduate tuition benefits to employees up to $5,250 per calendar year. Section 127 expired on June 30, 1996, and Carnegie Mellon could no longer provide tax-free graduate tuition benefits. This reinstatement will once again allow the tax-free benefit after January 1, 2002.