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If you hire your sons and/or daughters to work in your business, where can they invest their earnings to get maximum financial benefits for college?
The answer is either a Roth or a traditional IRA, depending on the earnings of the child.
IRAs are a college-funding treasure for the working child, for six reasons:
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The child may withdraw Roth or traditional IRA funds without penalty to pay qualified higher education expenses such as tuition, fees, books, supplies, and room and board.
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The IRA might be ignored in measuring parent and student resources for purposes of college financial aid.
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Monies in the IRA grow tax deferred.
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The IRA might eliminate some or all of the child’s existing investment income from the kiddie tax (child’s earnings taxed at the parents’ rates).
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