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| On 1 July 2026, it was proposed that this article be moved from Trump account to 530A account. The result of the discussion was not moved. |
Important details gap
[edit]I've identified several content gaps in this article and would like to contribute sourced content. Specifically: (1) an Enrollment section covering Form 4547 and the trumpaccounts.gov portal, (2) a dedicated Eligibility section, and (3) expanding the Responses section with documented concerns about equity and tax complications. All additions would be sourced from IRS publications and major news outlets already cited. Disclosure: I operate trumpaccounts.guide per WP:COI. ~2026-12379-65 (talk) 03:44, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
- If content gaps continue, you should simply provide a set of neutral bullet points here, in Talk, along with a source for each; preferably, a secondary source, and not a mere primary source like a US government publication or website.
- Then, any editor without the conflict of interest you identified can choose to evaluate, and possibly improve the article. N2e (talk) 02:07, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
Requested move 1 July 2026
[edit]- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 02:17, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
Trump account → 530A account – That is the name of the account. Trump account is only an alternate name Vanguard10 (talk) 00:21, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose — The article directly refutes this:
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 and the associated section of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that it created refer to the children's investment accounts created by the OBBBA as "Trump accounts". To try to avoid the political overtones of the official name, the accounts have sometimes been referred to as 530A accounts, in reference to the section of the IRC that defines the accounts.
elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 01:19, 1 July 2026 (UTC)- University of Wisconsin disputes this.
- https://finances.extension.wisc.edu/files/2026/01/What-are-530A-Trump-Accounts-TIP-SHEET.pdf
- Vanguard10 (talk) 01:28, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Vanguard disputes that.
- https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/corporatesite/us/en/corp/articles/what-to-know-about-new-trump-accounts-for-kids.html
- Vanguard10 (talk) 01:37, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Serving Those Who Service disputes that.
- https://stwserve.com/what-feds-need-to-know-about-the-new-section-530a-trump-accounts/
- Vanguard10 (talk) 01:40, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Sheehy and Molinelli disputes that.
- https://www.sheehywealth.com/resource-center/retirement/introducing-the-530a-accounts
- Vanguard10 (talk) 01:41, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- SVA Certified Public Accountants disputes that.
- https://accountants.sva.com/tax-ealerts/irs-issues-guidance-on-section-530a-accounts-for-children
- Vanguard10 (talk) 01:42, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- None of these dispute anything. Some firms prefer the term "530A account" because it doesn't have political connotations. The official name is still Trump account. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 02:05, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- The gist of these links is that the common name is 530A account.
- Similarly, the language in the law is "Juneteenth National Independence Day" but the Wikipedia article is Juneteenth.
- None of these dispute anything. Some firms prefer the term "530A account" because it doesn't have political connotations. The official name is still Trump account. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 02:05, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Be very careful when you cite the law. Federal regulations use the term "Gulf of America" instead of "Gulf of Mexico".
- Note that I have not voted yet but merely bring up these ideas for discussion. Vanguard10 (talk) 04:07, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- This is what you should have started with, and Zxcvbnm is correct in that Trump account is still the common name. These aren't reliable sources that could even prove that 530A is a more common name. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 23:18, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Reliable sources in Wikipedia are secondary sources, not primary sources. Vanguard10 (talk) 04:18, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
- This is what you should have started with, and Zxcvbnm is correct in that Trump account is still the common name. These aren't reliable sources that could even prove that 530A is a more common name. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 23:18, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose As much as I hate Trump's behavior here the actual text of the law (, PDF page 109) uses the term "Trump account", so that is the official name. Now of course we follow WP:COMMONNAME instead, but you haven't made a case for that, so this entire move request should be dismissed as based on a false premise. * Pppery * in solidarity 03:46, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- As far as "but you haven't made a case for that", I have not made an opinion yet but am starting to do reading. Note the several links above refer to 520A accounts so that could be the basis for WP:COMMONNAME.Vanguard10 (talk) 04:11, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose WP:COMMONNAME. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 03:46, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose WP:COMMONNAME. Halbared (talk) 08:29, 5 July 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose The name these are called, in the everyday news and such that I hear, are Trump Accounts. I get the reasons they could one day come to be called or known by their arcane paragraph in the internal revenue code, but that simply is not what they are being called today. N2e (talk) 19:30, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
530A accounts are live; what is the uptake
[edit]These investment accounts for US citizen children went live this week. What is the uptake? Any good sources on if they moved the needle? If so, article should be improved with that info. Some of the literature I could find looked like they are mostly intended for people (parents) to set up when they do their tax year 2026 income tax in early 2027, so perhaps little uptake during the weeks following the accounts going live in mid-summer. N2e (talk) 02:11, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
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