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Okay, I looked into the situation a little more. Looks as if though I will be exempt from FICA taxes. I misread the state tax information. My 19k will be taxed at 5.35%. Federal tax bracket still puts me in the 15% bracket. At this rate, I am looking at about $15,200 take home pay (before university fees, bill etc.) Am I missing something?

Hello, I will be attending the University of Minnesota Twin Cities this fall and was trying to plan out some finances. For the 09-10 school year, I will have a $19,000 stipend. I will not make enough to pay state income taxes, and it looks as if my federal income tax rate will be 15% based off IRS tables. Aside from university fees, is there anything I'm missing? I'm not sure how social security/medicare works. Any help would be great. EDIT: I also have a tuition waiver (which for out of state students is rather large.) Is this considered taxable income? John