MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill that would allow more people to contribute to a student’s state college savings program.
The EdVest program currently allows parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles to make tax-deductible contributions to accounts used to cover a child’s qualified education costs. The bill passed Wednesday on a unanimous vote would allow anyone, not just family members, to contribute to a child’s account.
The bill would also tie the current tax deduction for making a qualifying investment to the rate of inflation. Under current law, qualifying contributions are eligible for a tax deduction up to $3,000 a year.
The bill now heads to the state Assembly.
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