SMART BENEFITS: YOUR BOSS MAY HELP YOU SAVE FOR COLLEGE: Some employers allow payroll deduction into 529 plans

摘要

AS THE PRICE OF A COLLEGE DEGREE RISES and student-loan debt balloons, employers are adding education-related perks to their benefits packages. One that is gaining traction: payroll deduction to contribute to a 529 college-savings plan. Nationwide, 11% of employers surveyed offered the benefit in 2018, nearly double the percentage in 2014, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).