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These programs are widely used by federal agencies, school districts, and hospitals. Aside from law firms, I'm not personally aware of any small businesses that offer this benefit. I'm guessing that it is limited (in the small enterprise world) to professional/service companies that need to recruit or retain a specialized skill that is key to business unit's success and survival. I haven't seen this issue discussed here, either -- so I hope you'll share what you learn. Welcome to the community and good luck.

So YOU are the employee you were talking about? You can verify this with your CPA, but I'm pretty sure that even if an employer pays off a student loan directly to the lender, the amount paid is still considered taxable income to the employee. So I'm not seeing how this would benefit you exactly . . . still interested in hearing if/how it does when you learn more, however.