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U of I Did Not Withhold Taxes for Grad Assistants
URBANA, Ill. (AP) --The University of Illinois didn't withhold taxes for hundreds of graduate assistants, and that's going to leave some students without pay for the next few months.

University spokesman Thomas Hardy tells The (Champaign) News-Gazette that the problem dates back to a computer system switch in 2003.

Hardy says the university will be liable for the back taxes due to the Internal Revenue Service, but current graduate assistants will be on the hook for their taxes.

Hardy says the university knows that will create a hardship, but it's required by law.

A spokeswoman for the Graduate Employees' Organization says the situation is devastating and some grad assistants won't have any way to pay rent or buy food next month.


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03 04 11 by Newsroom
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