After you file

The rules for cashing in savings bonds on form 8815 are the same whether you pay cash tuition or put the cash in a qualified tuition plan.  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8815.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8815.pdf</a>