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State tax filing

These are reported under  "Less Common Income" when inputting your income into TurboTax. 

 

Do you have a Form 1099-Q?

 

Form 1099-Q comes from the administrator or bank that manages your 529 plan or Coverdell ESA. If you set up the account and make contributions to it, then you are the owner and are the recipient of the 1099-Q.


The 1099-Q provides three key pieces of information. Box 1 reports your annual distributions or withdrawals from the account. The second box reports the portion of the distribution that represents the income or earnings of your initial investment. Finally, box 3 reports your basis in the distribution. Essentially, this is the amount of your distribution that relates to the original contributions you made to the account.

 

If the distribution doesn’t exceed the amount of the student's qualifying expenses, then you don't have to report any of the distribution as income on your tax return. If the distribution exceeds these expenses, then you must report the earnings on the excess as "other income" on your tax return. When you pay a student’s school expenses with these funds, you can not claim a tuition deduction or either of the educational tax credits for the same expense.


These would be reported on your VA tax return under "Less Common Income". This will come up after you add all of your regular income into TurboTax. 

 

It looks like this:
 

 

 

 

 

Click here for information on Form 1099-Q.

 

Click here for more information on 529 Plans.

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