Tuition assistance

The Tuition Assistance Plan helps you with the cost of continuing your education in subjects related to your current position or career development at Intuit. If you work 20 hours or more per week, you can participate.

Eligibility

Regular full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week, part-time employees working 20 to 29 hours per week, and interns are eligible to participate. Seasonal employees are not eligible to participate.

How it works

  • Full-time employees can be reimbursed up to $8,000 AUD for expenses per calendar year.
  • If you work 20-29 hours per week you receive a pro-rated amount of assistance.

Expenses greater than the maximum yearly reimbursement can be claimed in future years until the entire eligible cost has been reimbursed—as long as you remain employed at Intuit.

If you are on a leave of absence, you are not eligible for reimbursement for classes that are taken while on leave or in progress at the time of your leave. If you terminate employment, you are not eligible for assistance for classes that are scheduled or in progress at the time of your termination.

Courses must be preapproved by your manager. When you apply for tuition assistance through Quick Base (see How to get started), your manager will receive an email requesting approval.

Eligible expenses

  • Mandatory tuition fees
  • Registration application, tuition, required books, required software and lab fees
  • Parking, tests, student health insurance, late fees, graduation fees and elective fees

Please note that tests required for certification are not covered, but they may be approved through your department.

Reimbursement guidelines

You must meet all of the following guidelines:

  • You must not be on a performance improvement plan (or written warning), or have been on one within the previous 90 days.
  • The course needs to be related to your career at Intuit (or required by a degree program that relates to your career at Intuit).
  • The course must be offered by an accredited institution.
  • A grade is received (C or better or Pass if Pass/Fail course) upon completion of the course. A course is also eligible if it does not issue pass/fail grade but issues a rating of completed and you receive college credit.
  • The course must be approved by your Manager via the Tuition Assistance QuickBase PRIOR to enrollment or completion of the course.
  • Courses must be scheduled outside of normal business hours, i.e., evening or weekend classes.

Reimbursement deadline

All tuition reimbursement requests and required documentation must be submitted by December 6, 2024, for reimbursement under the 2024 program maximums. Incomplete requests, including missing documentation, will prevent you from receiving your 2024 reimbursement.

Tuition payments are applied to the calendar year in which they are paid. For example, if your class ends in December, but you don’t pay for it until the following January, your payment counts toward the $6,000 AUD maximum for the current calendar year beginning 1 January.

How to get started

How to apply for tuition assistance

​Learn about how to apply for tuition assistance.

Tuition expenses are reimbursed on your paycheck. The reimbursement is non-taxable. It will increase your net pay by the amount of your reimbursement.

Common questions

My manager did not receive the email to approve my course(s) via the Tuition Assistance QuickBase. What do I do?

To resend the manager approval email, confirm you are on the correct course record in the QuickBase. Edit the record, scroll to the bottom, check the box next to Resend Email? and enter in the manager’s email in the Resend Email To field. Save the record and then edit it again, and this time unchecking the Resend Email? box. Save again.

As a manager, what process do I need to complete to approve or deny my employee's request for tuition assistance?

As a manager, you will receive an email from the Tuition Assistance QuickBase when your employee enters a request. Click on the link provided in the email and review the information your employee entered to determine if the request meets the employee and course eligibility guidelines for the Tuition Assistance Program. Then, select approve or deny in the email. You cannot approve or deny the request via the QuickBase, so be sure to make your selection in the email. Once you make your selection, your employee will receive an email notifying them of your decision.

My manager denied my request. What now?

To receive reimbursement through the program, you must get your manager’s approval before the start of your class to receive reimbursement under the program. If you have questions about why your manager denied your request, you should speak with him/her directly.

What if I change managers once my class has started?

A change in managers will not affect your reimbursement. Manager approval is required only before the class starts.

Do I have to do anything different if my manager has changed since the last time I entered a course on the Tuition Assistance website?

No, you’ll go through the same process. Your approval request emails always go to your current manager, based on the corporate directory. Your future course approval requests will go to your new manager.

My manager is on leave but I need to have my courses approved before they start. What do I do?

If your manager is on leave for an extended period of time, you can change your manager listing on your Employee Record in the Tuition Assistance QuickBase to your manager's manager. Once you have made the change on your Employee Record, contact HR Connect to ask that the approval email be resent.

Where to get help

HR Connect
0011-800-2847-1577
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