topic My wife is nurse practitioner. She opened her own virtual practice through a PLLC. She's going to earn $100k this year. Can her business pay her student loans? in Education

My wife is nurse practitioner. She opened her own virtual practice through a PLLC. She's going to earn $100k this year. Can her business pay her student loans?

baldwyn-english — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:24:41 GMT

Re: My wife is nurse practitioner. She opened her own virtual practice through a PLLC. She's going to earn $100k this year. Can her business pay her student loans?

Bsch4477 — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:47:47 GMT

No. That’s not an expense of her business. Education to start a new business is not deductible. She can deduct the interest on her return to a maximum of $2,500.

Re: My wife is nurse practitioner. She opened her own virtual practice through a PLLC. She's going to earn $100k this year. Can her business pay her student loans?

Hal_Al — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:31:48 GMT

Q. Can her business pay her student loans?

A. No. As others have said, it's not a business expense. It also doesn't qualify as an educational fringe benefit, basically because her business has no other employees. For details on a qualified educational reimbursement plan, see:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/reminder-educational-assistance-programs-can-help-pay-workers-student-loans

and the contained link https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-publication-15-b