Welcome to Ohio’s tax-free 529 Direct Plan

Saving a little can help a lot:

• Everything you save helps your kids or grandkids borrow less
• Use for college, trade school, certificates, apprenticeships, and more
• Most families don’t plan to cover all education costs (watch 29-second video)
• Setting up an automatic investment plan keeps your account growing tax-free

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You can start without a deep dive into financial education.

1. Check out 529s at a glance for the basics
2. Take a look at the most popular investment choices
3. Check out “529s in 29 Seconds” or FAQs for questions

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Pay tuition up to $10,000 per student, per year.

• Public, private, or religious elementary and secondary school tuition
• Deduct up to $4,000 per student, per year from Ohio taxes
• Tax-free when used for qualifying K–12 tuition

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Here’s how to find your 529 tax time info.

• Use bank statements and/or cashed checks as verification of contribution, not Ohio 529 statements
• If the 529 withdrawal was sent to the account owner, then 1099Q will go to the account owner
• If the 529 withdrawal was sent to the beneficiary or school, then 1099Q will go to the beneficiary
• Put some of the tax refund into your 529 to grow tax-free

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