Ep 133 – MiABLE Account Overview

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Join Nick and Dave as they discuss MiAble Accounts. You may have seen the billboards around town and wondered what they are all about.

What are they? Who are they for? Should you get one?

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A MiAble account can be established for an individual with disabilities where they can actually create some savings for themselves without it interfering with government benefits from social security or Medicaid.

One of the big planning issues for someone who falls into this category and is on government benefits is that they can’t have any savings. Most of the rules dictate that you can only have a limited amount of money in an account in your name. This makes it extremely hard for people that have disability benefits to save.

If you are interested in setting up this type of account for yourself or a loved one, we are happy to help you. Please call us at 517-321-4832 or send an email to info@srbadvisors.com.

A Common Scenario

Let’s say you have a grandmother who wants to give you money. However, you can’t accept that money or if you did, it would affect your government benefits. So the MiAble account is a way kind to potentially get around that.

How Does A MiAble Account Work?

Each state has its own version of these types of accounts. They operate similarly to the State-run 529 College savings plans.  It’s a good way to accumulate money for people with disabilities. There are some tax advantages because the earnings grow tax-free and there’s no tax on withdrawals from the account as long as they’re used to pay for qualified expenses.

If you’re a Michigan taxpayer and you’re making contributions to one of these accounts, a single taxpayer can deduct $5000 a year in contributions from their Michigan income tax and a married couple can deduct $10,000.

These accounts have a pretty reasonable cost range including a $58 annual maintenance fee (if you get electronic document delivery it may be even less.)

We think the fund lineup and investment options are about as good as we’ve seen out there for a plan like this.

Continue to listen as we dive into the qualified distributions, expenses that qualify, and other considerations related to the MiAble Accounts.

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