Tax policy and education policy: collision of coordination? : a case study of the 529 and Coverdell saving incentives

529 saving plans and Coverdell Educational Savings Accounts are marketed as attractive vehicles for college savings. The main finding of this paper is that college savings plans can actually harm some families. The joint treatment by the income tax code and financial aid system of college savings cr...

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1. Verfasser: Dynarski, Susan M. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2004
Schriftenreihe:National Bureau of Economic Research <Cambridge, Mass.>: NBER working paper series 10357
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Zusammenfassung:529 saving plans and Coverdell Educational Savings Accounts are marketed as attractive vehicles for college savings. The main finding of this paper is that college savings plans can actually harm some families. The joint treatment by the income tax code and financial aid system of college savings creates tax rates that exceed 100 percent for those families on the margin of receiving additional financial aid. Since even families with incomes above
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