Business · June 05, 2026

Helping your child through college often feels like a personal expense. For some business owners, it may be hiding in the wrong place entirely. A little-known IRS strategy could allow a family business to pay up to $5,250 of an adult child's qualified education expenses tax-free, but only if the structure, employment status, and paperwork are handled correctly. The opportunity is not the benefit itself. It's knowing the rules before an innocent shortcut turns a tax-saving strategy into an expens