529 accounts owned by a student that is a dependent or the student's parents count as
a parental assets for FAFSA purposes.
Not exact matches
From divvying up
assets to asserting
parental rights, the details of divorce that can be more clear - cut with heterosexual marriages are creating complications
for same - sex couples.
2 Although the rules may vary slightly by state, generally, a 529 account owned by a parent
for a dependent student is reported on the federal financial - aid application (FAFSA) as a
parental asset and is assessed at a (maximum) 5.6 % rate in determining the student's expected family contribution.
(Actually the effect is bigger than just.12 to.20 because in the calculation
for EFC
parental assets get 2 additional adjustments that reduce their effect even further.
According to savingforcollege.com, a maximum of 5.64 % of all
parental assets, including 529 plans owned by a parent or a dependent student, is counted toward the expected family contribution
for college by the federal financial aid formula, compared to 20 % of student
assets.
Bottom line, if I lost you be sure you understand how student and
parental assets affect your likelihood of qualifying
for financial aid.
Money in a Roth IRA doesn't count as
parental assets under the federal formula
for student financial aid, but some schools use a different formula that may count this money.
When the time comes to pay
for college, 529 contributions count as
parental assets, which means that less than six percent of their value counts against your child's financial aid's eligibility.
Two other key points from the Brookings analysis: 1)
for - profit schools remain the primary driver of high student loan defaults, and 2) black college graduates default at five times the rate of white college graduates, due to persistent unemployment, higher use of
for - profit colleges and lower
parental income and
assets.
Under current law,
assets owned by the child (including any
assets in a custodial account
for the benefit of that child) count much more heavily than
parental assets in determining financial aid awards.
For college - financial aid purposes, the plans are typically considered a
parental asset, which means their impact on aid eligibility is far less than if they were deemed the student's
asset.
This is significant, since
parental assets are used to calculate the expected family contribution
for federal aid.
Many divorces end up being a battle between two spouses
for assets, belongings, and
parental rights.