Thank you, Hal, for the insights and the suggestion.
I am curious, because I am a curious person, why TurboTax insists on designating the $7609 which was paid to the university from the 529 plan as funds which were "Used for credit or deduction" when in fact we did not attempt to use the credit or deduction. This seems like an error in the program, one which could result in people paying more tax than they needed to. I suspect most people aren't as willing to dive into the details and question the results of the program like me, which results in them paying more than their fair share.
