To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff
           <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "University Human Resources & University Payroll" <uihr@uillinois.edu>

Reply-To: uihr@uillinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Notice Regarding Graduate-Level Tuition Waivers

This notice is to remind employees of important information for Faculty, 
Civil Service, and Academic Professional employees who are taking 
graduate-level courses and who are eligible to receive a tuition waiver 
at the University.

The university exempts the first $5,250 of the tuition waiver from 
taxable income in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 127. This 
exemption is based on tuition waivers received by an employee in a 
calendar year. 

University Payroll monitors waivers posted to employees' student 
accounts, and notifies employees of the taxability when the value exceeds 
the exempted amount of $5,250. Employees may request an exception, if 
they qualify, by submitting a Declaration of Tax Exempt Status for 
Employee Tuition and Service Fee Waivers form found at 
(http://www.obfs.uillinois.edu/Forms/TaxExemptEmployeeWaiver.doc). 

For additional information regarding employee eligibility and 
restrictions for graduate-level tuition waivers, please see NESSIE at 
(https://nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu/cf/events/index.cfm?
Item_ID=1142&rlink=1121) and select your appropriate employee group.

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If you have questions about withholding or taxability, please contact 
University Payroll at payinq@uillinois.edu or by phone at 1-866-476-3586.

If you have questions about your eligibility or other questions about 
tuition waivers, please contact:

Chicago campus: Human Resources, Maryann Teal at 312-413-3490
Springfield campus: Human Resources, Samme Schramm at 217-206-6652
Urbana campus: The Graduate College at 217-333-0035This mailing approved by:
The Office of the President

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