$100 jumpstart for newborns encourages education savings for youngest Pennsylvanians
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced that families who have registered their child’s Keystone Scholars accounts have saved more than $50 million for their children’s future education in linked PA 529 College and Career Savings Program accounts.
The report focused on differences between rural and urban PA 529 account owners
Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board Chairman Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23), Center for Rural Pennsylvania Vice Chairman Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-121), and Center for Rural Pennsylvania Executive Director Dr. Kyle C. Kopko today announced the findings of a study analyzing the differences in how residents of rural counties use and benefit from the PA 529 College & Career Savings Program compared to residents of urban counties.
Treasurer encourages more families to save for technical training with PA 529 plans
Lancaster, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El today visited Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to promote Treasury’s PA 529 College and Career Savings Program. The tour was led by College President Pedro Rivera. They were joined by a representative from the office of Sen. Scott Martin.
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced that she has appointed James Snell to serve as Treasury’s representative on the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) Board of Commissioners.
PA ABLE accounts provide tax-free savings opportunities for Pennsylvanians with disabilities while protecting eligibility for benefits
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today that total contributions to the PA ABLE Savings Program have surpassed $100 million. PA ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) accounts are a tax-free way for Pennsylvanians with qualifying disabilities and their families to save without affecting eligibility for means-tested government disability benefits.
Harrisburg, PA - The tax benefits for contributing to PA 529 and PA ABLE accounts are getting better in 2023, Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today. Higher Pennsylvania state personal income tax deductions are now in place for both programs.
Merecr, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Mercer County Treasurer Amber White announced today that nearly $4,000 in unclaimed property has been returned to the county.
