529 Plan Tax Benefit

529 Plan Tax Benefit

#StateState Income Tax BenefitNotes
1AlabamaSingle: $5,000Married: $10,000
2AlaskaN/AN/ANo State Income Tax
3ArizonaSingle: $2,000Married: $4,000
4ArkansasSingle: $5,000Married: $10,000
5CaliforniaN/AN/A
6ColoradoDollar for DollarDollar for DollarTo the extent of their taxable income
7ConnecticutSingle: $5,000Married: $10,000Five-year carry forward of excess contributions. Rollover contributions are not deductible.
8District of Columbia (Washington, D.C)Single: $4,000Married: $8,000Five-year carry forward of excess contributions. Rollover contributions are not deductible. Only contributions made by the account owner are deductible.
0DelawareN/AN/A
10FloridaN/AN/ANo State Income Tax
11GeorgiaSingle: $4,000Married: $8,000Incoming rollovers from other 529 plans do not qualify as contributions eligible for the state income tax deduction.
12HawaiiN/AN/A
13IdahoSingle: $6,000Married: $12,000
14IllinoisSingle: $10,000Married: $20,000Principal portion is eligible for rollover contributions. Employers may claim a credit against Illinois tax for 25% of matching contributions made to an employee's account in an Illinois 529 Plan, with a maximum annual credit of $500 per employee. Unused credits may be carried forward for five years.
15Indiana Up to 20% of $5,000 per year ($1,000 yearly credit)Contributions made via rollovers from another state's tuition programs are not eligible for this tax credit.
16IowaSingle: $3,474Married: $6,948Maximum deduction increases every year with inflation. Only contributions made by the account owner are deductible.
17KansasSingle: $3,000Married: $6,000Rollover contributions are not deductible.
18KentuckyN/AN/A
19LouisianaSingle: $2,400Married: $4,800Any unused cap amount with an active account may be carried forward to increase the cap in subsequent tax years.
20MaineN/AN/A
21MarylandSingle: $2,500Married: $5,000The Maryland 529 College Investment Plan has a 10-year carryforward of excess contributions. Account owners and contributors are eligible for the deduction. Rollover contributions are deductible if not previously deducted.
22MassachusettsSingle: $1,000Married: $2,000
23MichiganSingle: $5,000Married: $10,000Contributions must be reduced by qualified withdrawals during the year for purposes of determining the amount that may be deducted. Rollover contributions are not deductible.
24MinnesotaSingle: $1,500Married: $3,000Deduction or credit is applied to Minnesota taxpayers for contributions to any state's 529 plan depending on their income. Alternatively to the state income tax benefit, a tax credit equal to 50$ of the contributions to accounts, reduced by any withdrawals, may be claimed with a maximum credit amount of up to $500, subject to a phase-out schedule starting at a federal adjusted gross income of $75,000.
25MississippiSingle: $10,000Married: $20,000
26MissouriSingle: $8,000Married: $16,000
27MontanaSingle: $3,000Married: $6,000Only contributions made by the account owner or the account owners spouse, or the account owner's custodian/parent are deductible.
28NebraskaSingle: $10,000Married: $10,000Tax benefit for $5,000 for married couples filing separately
29Nevada N/AN/ANo State Income Tax
30New HampshireN/AN/ANo State Income Tax
31New JerseyN/AN/A
32New MexicoDollar for DollarDollar for DollarDeductible from New Mexico state income tax up to the cost of attendance at a higher education institution.
33New YorkSingle: $5,000Married: $10,000Only contributions made by the account owner, or if filing jointly, by the account owner's spouse, are deductible.
34North CarolinaN/AN/A
35North DakotaSingle: $5,000Married: $10,000
36OhioSingle: $4,000Married: $4,000Contributions, including rollover contributions, to a Ohio 529 plan of up to $4,000 per beneficiary per year (any filing status) are deductible in computing Ohio taxable income, with an unlimited carryforward of excess contributions.
37Oklahoma Single: $10,000Married: $20,000Any contribution in excess of this amount can be deducted over the following five tax years
38OregonSingle: 100% up to $150 tax creditMarried: 100% up to $300 tax creditAmounts exceeding contribution deduction limits may roll over for up to four succeeding tax years
39PennsylvaniaSingle: $15,000Married: $30,000Provided each spouse has a taxable income of at least $15,000
40Rhode IslandSingle: $500Married: $1,000Unlimited carryforward of excess contributions
41South CarolinaDollar for DollarDollar for DollarThis includes rollover contributions
42South DakotaN/AN/ANo State Income Tax
43TennesseeN/AN/ANo State Income Tax
44TexasN/AN/ANo State Income Tax
45UtahSingle: 4.95% up to $2,070Married: 4.95% up to $4,140Individuals filing single or jointly are eligible for a 4.95% credit against Utah income tax. The maximum credit in 2021 is $100 per beneficiary for single taxpayers and $200 per beneficiary for joint filers. The credit limits are increased each year for inflation, but not decreased for deflation. Contributions to an account established after a beneficiary reaches age 19 are not eligible. Contributions from a non-owner are creditable by the account owner and not by the non-owner/contributor.
46Vermont Single: 10% up to $2,500Married: 10% up to $5,000Filers are eligible up to 10% of Vermont tax credit (up to $250 per beneficiary per individual taxpayer or $500 per beneficiary for married taxpayers filing jointly). Rollovers from other states are eligible for the tax credit, but apply only to contributions, not any earnings and you must leave the funds in the account for the remainder of the year.
47VirginiaSingle: $4,000Married: $4,000Contributions up to $4,000 per account per year are deductible in computing Virginia taxable income, with an unlimited carryforward of excess contributions. Contributions are fully deductible in the year of contribution for taxpayers at least 70 years of age. Contributions from a non-owner are deductible by the account owner and not by the non-owner/contributor.
48WashingtonN/AN/ANo State Income Tax
49West VirginiaDollar for DollarDollar for DollarContributions are fully deductible incomputing West Virgina taxable income.
50WisconsinSingle: $3,380Married: $3,380Contributions to a Wisconsin 529 plan of up to $3,380 per beneficiary per year (any filing status) are deductible in computing Wisconsin taxable income. The maximum annual deductible will be increased annually to reflect inflation. Contributions in excess of the maximum annual limit may be carried forward to one or more future years and deducted up to the then annual maximum deductible amount each year until all amounts invested have been deducted from Wisconsin taxable income. Incoming rollovers from other states' 529 plans are accepted. The portion that is principal or contributions may qualify for reducing Wisconsin taxable income, including carry-forward for subsequent years; the portion attributed to growth is not eligible. Amounts that received an earlier Wisconsin reduction are not eligible. Contributors do not need to be the account owner to claim the deduction. Any Wisconsin taxpayer may claim a deduction for contributions to any account. Parents no longer need to claim their child as a dependent in order to claim the deduction; however, the maximum deduction is reduced to $1,640 for a parent who is married and filing separately or who is divorced, unless the divorce judgment specified a different division of the $3,380 combined maximum.
51WyomingN/AN/AN/A