A 529 plan is a savings plan that encourages education savings for qualified higher education expenses: college, vocational or other post-secondary learning. 529 plan funds can also be used for K-12 qualified expenses (up to the applicable limit).
Unlike a traditional savings account or bank account, your money grows tax-deferred in a 529 account and qualified distributions are federal tax and state tax free.
Different states have different state plans with different investment options and different tax benefits. They will also have different minimum contribution (and subsequent contribution) requirements and plan fees. You are not required to open a 529 plan in your home state. Kansas residents can open a 529 plan in any state that accepts out-of-state enrollments.
Kansas has two state plans: Quest529 Education Savings Plan and the Schwab 529 Education Savings Plan.
Either of these 529 plans can be linked to the Upromise rewards service. Earn an extra $25 bonus when you connect a 529 account to your Upromise profile.
To learn more about setting up a Quest529 plan, visit quest529.com. To find more information about the Kansas Schwab 529 plan, visit schwab.com/529-plan.
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Western 529 Plans
- Alaska 529 Plan
- California 529 Plan
- Colorado 529 Plan
- Hawaii 529 Plan
- Idaho 529 Plan
- Montana 529 Plan
- Nevada 529 Plan
- Oregon 529 Plan
- Washington 529 Plan
- Utah 529 Plan
Southwest 529 Plans
Midwest 259 Plans
Northeast 529 Plans
- Connecticut 529 Plan
- Delaware 529 Plan
- Maine 529 Plan
- Maryland 529 Plan
- Massachusetts 529 Plan
- New Hampshire 529 Plan
- New Jersey 529 Plan
- New York 529 Plan
- Pennsylvania 529 Plan
- Rhode Island 529 Plan
- Vermont 529 Plan
- Washington DC 529 Plan
Southeast 529 Plans
- Alabama 529 Plan
- Arkansas 529 Plan
- Florida 529 Plan
- Georgia 529 Plan
- Kentucky 529 Plan
- Louisiana 529 Plan
- Mississippi 529 Plan
- North Carolina 529 Plan
- South Carolina 529 Plan
- Tennessee 529 Plan
- West Virginia 529 Plan
- Virginia 529 Plan
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