topic 529 room and board in Education

529 room and board

kjmcpherson — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:07:56 GMT

Where can I enter 529 distributions used for room & board? Turbo tax used to allow me to enter that but now it is only prompting for books

Re: 529 room and board

Hal_Al — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:26:28 GMT

You can't enter those expenses yet. This is a known glitch in TurboTax (TT). They are working on it (no announced fix date). The 2025 education and 529 sections appear totally redesigned, from last year.

Re: 529 room and board

AnnetteB6 — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:15:38 GMT

The experience described here is expected to be resolved in a TurboTax update to be released by February 27th.

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Re: 529 room and board

beakbarnett — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:12:18 GMT

I don't see that the update was released on February 27th to deal with the 529 Room and Board issue. What is Turbo Tax's official stance on this defect in its program? Time is running out.

Re: 529 room and board

Hal_Al — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:15:03 GMT

It has been fixed. You may need to update.

For more info, about 529 distributions, see: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/where-do-i-enter-college-room-and-board-expenses-that-were-paid-for-by-a-529-disbursement/00/3782831

Re: 529 room and board

beakbarnett — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:23:38 GMT

Re: 529 room and board

AmyC — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:59:46 GMT

You need to go back through the education section to force the program to update your return. @beakbarnett