Hal_Al
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Q. Is any other suggestion you can recommend?

A. You appear to know about the main two: 1. Change the beneficiary to another relative and 2. Roth IRA rollover. 

 

Q. Any information on 529 to Roth IRA conversion?

A. Some restrictions apply.  For details, see:

https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/money/529-to-roth-ira#:~:text=As%20of%202024%2C%20the%20followin....

 

You said "her tuition is paid by the State scholarship". I assume that means the scholarship must be used for tuition (restricted scholarship).  So, you can't use the taxable scholarship shifting of expenses. 

 

Room and board are qualified expenses for a 529 distribution, even if living off campus or at home. Books and a required computer are also qualified expenses. Books and a required computer are also qualified expenses for a tuition tax credit, if you otherwise qualify (your income is not too high). 

 

You are correct, the 10% penalty is waived for the scholarship exception (or tuition credit exception). 

 

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