"M100C" <clbeltz[at]gmail.com> writes:

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Nope.

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Actually, only the earnings portion of non-qual 529
distributions get taxed and penalized.

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Rich Carreiro rlcarr[at]animato.arlington.ma.us

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When my daughter was born in 1995, we setup an investment
account and made a one-time investment of $10,000 across
several mutual funds. The goal was to save for her
education. Today, there is about $20,000 in the account.

I have also setup a 529 account in my state
(www.misaves.com). Here is my question:

Given that:
1) the 529 is funded with post-tax dollars, and
2) these dollars grow tax-deferred, and
3) distributions used to pay for qualified higher education
expenses are tax-free, then:

is there some way to move the balance from my investment
account w/o paying taxes on the gains (since these gains
would have been tax- deferred in a 529)? You'd think so,
since non-qualified distributions get taxed AND penalized.

Your input and advice is appreciated,

Chris

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