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Coverdell withdrawls?

Is the amount that you can withdraw from a coverdell acct. equal to the ammount of a student loan total that you have taken in one year or the amont that you have had to pay on a loan in one year?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Coverdell ESA contributions are not tax deductible, but, like a Roth IRA, amounts deposited in the accounts grow tax-free until withdrawn. Withdrawals from Coverdell ESAs generally are tax-free to the extent that the amount of the withdrawal is not more than the beneficiary's qualified education expense

  • MukatA
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    The Coverdell taxfree withdrawal is not related to the amount of student loan or the payment on the loan.

    The designated beneficiary of a Coverdell ESA can receive tax free distributions to pay qualified education expenses. The distributions are tax free to the extent the amount of the distributions do not exceed the beneficiary's qualified education expenses. If a distribution does exceed the beneficiary's qualified education expenses, a portion of the distribution is taxable.

    For the purpose of paying qualified education expenses for the designated beneficiary of the account, qualified higher education expenses include expenses for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for enrollment or attendance. If the designated beneficiary is enrolled at least half time at an eligible educational institution, certain room and board expenses are qualified education expenses. Expenses also include amounts contributed to a qualified tuition program for the same designated beneficiary. Qualified expenses include public, private and religious elementary and secondary school expenses.

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