College Funding
The benefits of the 529 College Savings Plan are listed below:
- Tax Deferred Growth
- Qualified distributions are free from federal income taxes
- Contributions are revocable
- Individuals can gift up to 60k (120k per married couple) pre beneficiary in a single year without incurring gift tax (call for additional information)
- Contributions to a 529 plan are generally considered removed from the owner ’s estate
- Parent (or Owner) controls the account; child is beneficiary
- There are no income or age limits on the donor or beneficiary
- Beneficiary can be changed at any time, provided the new beneficiary is a member of the designated beneficiary ’s family.
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