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You face challenges that your parents didn't: soaring tuition costs and an array of funding options. With an education savings plan from State Farm®, you can get your student started on the path to higher learning.
Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA)
Save for Kindergarten through grad school
Importance of Saving & Creating an Education Savings Plan
- College costs keep rising. In 2016-2017, tuition and fees for in-state students at public, 4-year colleges and universities increased 2.4%. This followed an increase of 2.9% in 2015-2016.1
- Every dollar saved is one less dollar borrowed. Student loan debt is now higher than both credit card and auto loan debt, and second only to mortgage loan debt.2 Plan ahead to help your student graduate without overwhelming debt.
- It's never too early to start saving for education. With regular contributions into the right plan, and the benefit of both compound interest and potential tax advantages, even modest amounts can grow significantly over time.
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FDIC Insured Bank Education Savings Plan Options
| Coverdell ESA | Custodial Account (UTMA) | |
|---|---|---|
| The account is designed to ... | Pay for education – from K-12 to college, graduate school, vocational school, etc. | Enable gifting after-tax dollars to a child without establishing a trust. |
| Tax advantages | Tax-deferred growth and withdrawals are tax free if used for qualified higher education expenses and qualified elementary and secondary education expenses. | All or a portion of the investment income may be eligible to be taxed at the child's tax rate. For 2017, investment income in excess of $2,100 may be taxed at the parents' tax rate instead of the child's tax rate. |
| Contribution limits | $2,000 per year/per child. | No limit on contributions, but gift taxes may apply on contributions over $14,000 per year ($28,000 per couple). |
| Account controlled by | Adult until student reaches age of majority (18)*, but adult may opt to maintain control. | Adult until student reaches age of majority (21)*. |
| Restrictions on how old the student is when contributions are made | ||
| Income restrictions | ||
| Funds must be used for education to avoid taxation and penalty | ||
| Student/beneficiary can be changed | ||
| Low impact on financial aid** | ||
| Ready to learn more? | Coverdell ESA | Custodial Account |
*This account will be governed and administered in accordance with Illinois law to the extent not preempted by Federal law.
**Neither State Farm nor its agents provide tax or legal advice.
Mutual Fund Options
| 529 College Savings Plan | Coverdell ESA | Custodial Account
(UGMA/UTMA) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| The account is designed to ... | Pay for higher education expenses – college, graduate school, vocational school, etc. | Pay for education – from K-12 to college, graduate school, vocational school, etc. | Enable gifting after-tax dollars to a child without establishing a trust. |
| Tax advantages | Tax-deferred growth and withdrawals are free from federal (and possibly state) income tax if used for qualified higher education expenses. | Tax-deferred growth and withdrawals are tax free if used for qualified higher education expenses and qualified elementary and secondary education expenses. | All or a portion of the investment income may be eligible to be taxed at the child's tax rate. For 2017, investment income in excess of $2,100 may be taxed at the parents' tax rate instead of the child's tax rate. |
| Contribution limits | Varies by plan, but many plans allow in excess of $300,000 over the life of the plan. | $2,000 per year/per child. | No limit on contributions, but gift taxes may apply on contributions over $14,000 per year ($28,000 per couple). |
| Account controlled by | Adult | Adult until student reaches age of majority, but adult may opt to maintain control. | Adult until student reaches age of majority. |
| Restrictions on how old the student is when contributions are made | |||
| Income restrictions | |||
| Funds must be used for education to avoid taxation and penalty | |||
| Student/beneficiary can be changed | |||
| Low impact on financial aid | |||
| Ready to learn more? | 529 College Savings Plans | Coverdell ESA | Custodial Account (UGMA/UTMA) |
1The College Board, Trends in Higher Education, Average Published Undergraduate Charges by Sector, 2016-2017
2fool.com, May 8, 2016
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