Get Withdrawal Request Form - Path2college 529 Plan

Each 529 plan distribution is made up of an earnings portion and a basis portion. ... Since 529 plan contributions are made with after-tax dollars, the basis portion of a 529 plan distribution will never be taxed or subject to penalty. However, you may not take a basis-only 529 plan withdrawal.

The penalties for early withdrawals As long as the account beneficiary has qualified education expenses, it doesn't matter if the account in question has been open for 18 years or six months.

If assets in a 529 are used for something other than qualified education expenses, you'll have to pay both federal income taxes and a 10 percent penalty on the earnings. (An interesting side note is that if the beneficiary gets a full scholarship to college, the penalty for taking the cash is waived.)

In each year you take withdrawals from a 529, the plan administrator should issue a Form 1099-Q, which reports the total distribution taken from the account in a given year, the portion of the distribution that came from earnings in the account, and the portion of the distribution that represents the original ...

529 Participants may take up to $10,000 in distributions tax free per beneficiary for tuition expenses incurred with the enrollment or attendance of the designated beneficiary at a public, private, or religious elementary or secondary school per taxable year.

The result must be reported as income on the beneficiary's or the account owner's federal income tax return, Schedule 1 Form 1040, line 8 or Form 1040NR, line 21. If the distribution is subject to the 10% penalty tax, the additional tax must be reported on Schedule 2 (Form 1040), line 6, or Form 1040NR, line 57.

You don't need to provide the 529 plan with evidence that you will be using the money for eligible expenses, but you do need to keep the receipts, canceled checks and other paperwork in your tax records (see When to Toss Tax Records for more information), in case the IRS later asks for evidence that the money was used ...

Change the beneficiary to a family member. Make themselves the beneficiary. Use the funds for apprenticeships. Pay off student loan debt. Put the funds toward K-12 education.

Each 529 plan distribution is made up of an earnings portion and a basis portion. ... Since 529 plan contributions are made with after-tax dollars, the basis portion of a 529 plan distribution will never be taxed or subject to penalty. However, you may not take a basis-only 529 plan withdrawal.