529 plans are generally tax advantage plans meant for college / post secondary education expenses --- so the answer is NO
The 2018 tax law changed this to include private and elementary schools.<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/reneemorad/2017/12/31/the-529-plan-change-that-could-help-families-save-on-education-and-taxes/#6569ef0c9a92">https://www.forbes.com/sites/reneemorad/2017/12/31/the-529-plan-change-that-could-help-families-save-on-education-and-taxes/#6569ef0c9a92</a>
Agreed , but here we are still talking about 2017 tax year , right?
No, going forward.
so then this objection is not applicable to 2017 tax year.