Another 529 question.

A 529 provides pretty good tax benefits so you can have your dad open it and make deposits but he will get the tax breaks not you. It may be worth just opening one in Georgia. The only way you could open a louisiana one and get the benefits is if the beneficiary or you are a resident of louisiana.

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The only way you could open a louisiana one and get the benefits is if the beneficiary or you are a resident of louisiana.

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negative, I have a LA 529 and a rental home in LA and deduct the contributions against my LA income tax.

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'm not too impressed with the Georgia one. And you can get up to a 4000 deduction as I understand it.

I'll have to look at it more closely

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Unless Georgia gives you tax benefits or matches it in any way, using another states that won't match because you aren't a resident is moot anyway right?

There's two reasons to pick them, because your in-state one supplies you with some additional benefits like a match/ bonus/ tax. Or because its the plan you like the most.

I'm in Florida and I can't remember but I went with like the Oklahoma or some other state plan. Its what my uncle that is a financial adviser recommended.

I would assume Louisiana will allow anyone to use their plan, its just that obviously only residents get the benefits they offer to their residents.