Post by Logan on Jan 17, 2016 1:49:41 GMT -6
Employers who help pay workers' student loans could get tax perks under Nebraska bill
Employers who help workers pay off their student loan debt could get assistance from the government under a Lincoln lawmaker's proposal.
Under state Sen. Kate Bolz' plan, the state would kick in enough money to help pay about half the annual student loan debt for some 833 Nebraskans, with their employers covering the rest.
Bolz said Nebraskans who finish college do so with an average $26,000 in loan debt, and the cost to attend institutions of higher learning in the state has more than doubled over the past decade.
Last fall, she heard from students who are concerned about how much they'll owe once they leave academia and enter the workforce.
Continue reading at journalstar.com/legislature/employers-who-help-pay-workers-student-loans-could-get-tax/article_6d042289-18de-5c64-9a19-61c263d235dc.html .
Employers who help workers pay off their student loan debt could get assistance from the government under a Lincoln lawmaker's proposal.
Under state Sen. Kate Bolz' plan, the state would kick in enough money to help pay about half the annual student loan debt for some 833 Nebraskans, with their employers covering the rest.
Bolz said Nebraskans who finish college do so with an average $26,000 in loan debt, and the cost to attend institutions of higher learning in the state has more than doubled over the past decade.
Last fall, she heard from students who are concerned about how much they'll owe once they leave academia and enter the workforce.
Continue reading at journalstar.com/legislature/employers-who-help-pay-workers-student-loans-could-get-tax/article_6d042289-18de-5c64-9a19-61c263d235dc.html .