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Yes, paying higher education expenses for your son is an exception to the early-distribution penalty. Being your dependent is not a requirement to be able to use this penalty exception.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590b#en_US_2017_publink1000230919
Yes, paying higher education expenses for your son is an exception to the early-distribution penalty. Being your dependent is not a requirement to be able to use this penalty exception.
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590b#en_US_2017_publink1000230919
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