State Tax Deductions for 529 Contributions in the Northeast, Latest Tax Year


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State Single Married Comments Maximum Contribution
Connecticut $5,000 $10,000 5-year carryforward of excess contributions $550,000
Maine $1,000 $1,000 Maine offers a $1,000 Maine income tax deduction on contributions made to NextGen 529 (and any other 529 plan). Tax filers can claim this deduction if their federal adjusted gross income is $100,000 or less if filing single or married filing separately, or $200,000 or less if filing as head of household or married filing jointly. $545,000
Massachusetts $1,000 $2,000 . $500,000
New Hampshire $0 $0 No state income tax $621,411
New Jersey $10,000 $10,000 New Jersey taxpayers, with a gross income of $200,000 or less, may qualify for a state income tax deduction for contributions into an NJBEST plan of up to $10,000 per taxpayer, per year, beginning with contributions made in tax year 2022. $305,000
New York $5,000 $10,000 $520,000
Pennsylvania $18,000 $36,000 Amount is per beneficiary; both spouses must have sufficient income for maximum deduction if filing jointly; can deduct contributions to out-of-state plans $511,758
Rhode Island $500 $1,000 Unlimited carryforward of excess contributions $520,000
Vermont special special 10% tax credit (up to $2,500 per beneficiary per individual taxpayer or $5,000 per beneficiary for married taxpayers filing jointly) $550,000

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