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posted Jun 1, 2019 9:56:56 AM

Why is other income including some of the interest from a qualifying 529 distribution? All of the distribution was used for qualifying expenses.

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Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 9:56:57 AM

TurboTax uses parts of your dependent's college expenses to claim the Tuition credit. That reduces the amount that can be used to claim the  529 earnings, shown on the 1099-Q, as being totally tax free.

For more detail, see:

 https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3742999-i-entered-my-1099-q-and-my-1098-t-to-show-i-used-the-money-for-education-but-the-program-is-charging-me-tax-on-the-1099-q-distributions?jump_to=similar-questions

 

If your income is too high to be eligible for a tuition credit, see this TurboTax FAQ for a work-around: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4451709-why-is-the-529-distribution-from-my-1099-q-showing-up-as-taxable-income


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Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 9:56:57 AM

TurboTax uses parts of your dependent's college expenses to claim the Tuition credit. That reduces the amount that can be used to claim the  529 earnings, shown on the 1099-Q, as being totally tax free.

For more detail, see:

 https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3742999-i-entered-my-1099-q-and-my-1098-t-to-show-i-used-the-money-for-education-but-the-program-is-charging-me-tax-on-the-1099-q-distributions?jump_to=similar-questions

 

If your income is too high to be eligible for a tuition credit, see this TurboTax FAQ for a work-around: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4451709-why-is-the-529-distribution-from-my-1099-q-showing-up-as-taxable-income


New Member
Jun 1, 2019 9:56:59 AM

Thanks zeroing our the amount fixed the problem!