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The treatment of expenses paid with distributions from Sec. 529 plans and Coverdell ESAs in the support test is uncertain because of the dual nature of these college savings vehicles and a lack of IRS guidance. The consensus among tax experts is that it is parental support, because the parent is the owner of the plan.
If you want to claim it's your own support, It would be helpful, to your case, if the distribution was to the the beneficiary or school, rather than the owner.
Another reference (which says basically the same as the other one): https://www.savingforcollege.com/articles/the-impact-of-529-plans-on-claiming-a-dependent
March 23, 2021
3:12 PM