What The New 529 Plan Rules Cover The law expands qualified 529 expenses to include career and technical education programs, credentialing courses, and professional development for licensed fields.

529 plans now cover more types of education costs, offering greater flexibility for family savings.

A 529 account is a tax-advantaged savings plan designed primarily for education expenses, and recent legislation has significantly broadened its uses. As of July 2025 and the passage of the One ...

Learn how ETF-based 529 plans offer lower costs, greater transparency, and flexible investment options for college savings.

New FAFSA created the "grandparent loophole" allowing nonparents to use 529s to help pay for school without hurting a student's financial aid chances.

The big, beautiful bill's expansions to existing 529 plan rules, along with proposed "Trump accounts," could eventually give a bigger boost for parents investing for their kids' education.

Other measures that have been proposed to change 529 plans would make computers and other technology an eligible education expense and allow for investment changes to be made more often.

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. In 2019, changes to federal law made it possible for 529 plans, tax-advantaged education investment accounts, to be used for up to ...

Under pressure from Congress and regulators, state operators of Section 529 college savings plans are busily trying to come up with some system that will stave off federal intervention by dealing ...

Several tax breaks can help you cover the high costs of education, future college expenses and interest you pay on student ...