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How 529 Plans Cover Student Travel Costs
Episode 155 of The College Savings Podcast with Fexingo looks at the often-overlooked question of whether 529 plans can cover travel to and from college. Lucas and Luna walk through the IRS rules on transportation as a qualified education expense, the difference between travel for enrollment and travel during the school year, and how to document trips to stay audit-proof. They dig into a real example: a student flying home for Thanksgiving, a parent driving to a parent weekend, and a one-time drive to move into a dorm. The episode separates what qualifies, what's fuzzy, and what's…
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