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Kentucky 529 plans
Kentucky residents receive some state plan benefits.
Learn about state tax benefits ↓Kentucky residents receive some state plan benefits.
Learn about state tax benefits ↓Featured 529 plans for Kentucky residents:
State tax deduction or credit
Contributions to Kentucky's 529 plan are not deductible in computing Kentucky taxable income.
Which 529 plans does Kentucky offer?
Kentucky's 529 plan, KY Saves 529, is managed by Ascensus College Savings and features an enrollment-year based option, four static options, and an FDIC-insured option. Kentucky’s 529 prepaid program (KAPT) was closed to new enrollments at the end of 2004.
Read more about the Kentucky 529 plan by clicking the link below.
Direct sold 529 plans
"Do-it-yourself" type plans in which the saver enrolls and sets up the initial investment. Fortunately most 529 plans make this simple! You'll pay no sales charges beyond fund and administrative fees.
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ABLE Plans
529 ABLE accounts let Americans with disabilities save tax-deferred for education and other expenses without impacting eligibility for public benefits.
ABLE Plan
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has partnered with the State of Ohio to create STABLE Kentucky, a program that offers the STABLE Account Plan to eligible Kentucky residents for lower annual investment fees than would otherwise be available.
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