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July 7, 2020
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Expenses incurred before 529 beneficiary change.

  • July 7, 2020
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My wife and I adopted 3 children 2 years ago, in addition to 1 child we already had at the time. We have 3 529 accounts in my name, hers, and our 1 son's. We didn't plan to withdraw from them until our oldest enters college in 2024. This year one of our children, that is not listed as a beneficiary on any of the accounts ended up attending a private K-12 school. Would it be allowed to change the beneficiary on an account and then withdrawal funds for expenses that already occurred (expenses and withdrawals would still occur in the same year.

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    Hal_Al
    Employee
    July 7, 2020

    Yes, because expenses and withdrawals would still occur in the same year.