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Employer Payments or Reimbursements

​Employer tuition assistance includes a variety of employer-sponsored programs to help employees and their dependents pay for college. In many cases the funds received from these programs may be excluded from income and hence tax-free.  Employer reimbursements or payments are considered resources, meaning that they may reduce a student’s financial aid package dollar for dollar.  Schools often do not have a choice in the matter. Federal rules concerning "overaward situations" require the school to reduce the financial aid package when the sum of financial aid from all sources exceeds the school's cost of education.
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Students are required to report any outside employer reimbursement or payments to the school's financial aid office. If a student fails to report an outside scholarship, they may be required to repay the school or the government all or part of their need-based financial aid package.
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