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    Roth withdrawn for Education

    Just need a second opinion, but after looking in The Tax Book. This is how I read it. If a person takes a distribution from a Roth IRA, and it has been held for more than 5 years, and is used for education expenses for her child in college, that the Roth is tax free, and not subject to the penalty.

    This looks to simple, and I am brain dead and trying to move. I have never had anyone do this before on a Roth.

    Thanks

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    Educational expenses are not an exception.

    Person must also meet one of the conditions in paragraph 2 under "What Are Qualified Distributions?" on. p. 64 of Pub. 590. Of course, return of original basis is never subject to tax or penalty.
    Evan Appelman, EA

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      #3
      Thank you so much, that helps to confirm what I found.

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        #4
        Roth withdrawal

        If you meet all requirements, you can draw it out regardless of the purpose. I drew all of mine out to pay off a mortgage. It had been in long enough to qualify as penalty-free.

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