It depends. Since owing taxes could stem from any number of things, it could be coincidental. Or, it could be that you are being penalized on early withdrawal, which is a 10% penalty.
Make sure you do indicate that you used the money for tuition.
Here's how to do this in TurboTax Online:
- Navigate to Federal > Wages & Income > IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) Add/Edit
- Your withdrawal will be shown in a summary on a screen that says "Here's your 1099-R info"
- Choose "Continue"
- Continue through the interview until you arrive at a screen that says "Did you use your IRA to pay for any of these expenses?"
- Here, enter the amount of the withdrawal spent on tuition.