529 plan to Roth IRA — the rule most high-income earners are missing.
A client was terrified of overfunding his child's 529.
- What if she gets a scholarship?
- What if she doesn't go to college?
But the rules have changed.
Excess 529 funds can now roll into a Roth IRA — up to $35,000, tax free.
He frontloaded five years of annual exclusion gifts into that 529 on day one.
Moved a chunk out of his taxable estate.
Kept full control.
A 529 isn't a trap anymore.
It's an estate planning tool disguised as an education account.
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