Simple Cost Sharing Agreement With 529 In Houston
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Contributions to the Texas 529 plans are not tax-deductible on state income tax returns. Texas is one of nine states that do not have a state income tax and therefore do not offer a tax deduction or tax credit based on contributions to the state's 529 plan.
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Ideally, you should save at least $250 per month if you anticipate your child attending an in-state college (four years, public), $450 per month for an out-of-state public four-year college, and $550 per month for a private non-profit four-year college, from birth to college enrollment.
If an investor opened a tax-deferred 529 account with an initial investment of $2,500 and contributed $100 every month for 18 years, the account could be worth over $6,300 more than with similar contributions into a taxable account.
Closing the Savings Gap For instance, if you opened a 529 account for a newborn this year and contributed $250 a month, Vanguard's college savings calculator estimates you'd have more than $113,000 when your child heads off to college in 18 years. That's more than double your $54,000 investment.
Texas does not have a personal state income tax. Like most 529 plans, the Texas 529 plans have state tax benefits that mirror the federal tax benefits: Contributions are eligible for the annual gift tax exclusion of $17,000 ($34,000 for a couple giving jointly)
Expense ratios for The Vanguard 529 Plan portfolios: Target Enrollment portfolios: 0.14%. Individual portfolios: 0.12%–0.42%.
By superfunding your 529 plan with a lump-sum contribution of $50,000, in 18 years when your child is ready to enter college, your account balance will have increased to $120,331. By dividing $50,000 into monthly contributions of $231 instead, your account balance will have only increased to $81,509.
This state does not offer a resident tax benefit for participation in a 529 plan because there is no state income tax.
