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Should you worry about overfunding your 529 schedule?

529 college funds plans  are powerful tools to assist pay for the mounting costs of an education. Why are some people hesitant to use them?

One ordinary concern is oversaving. You can use 529 funds to cover only  qualified education costs  without incurring a levy penalty, but it can be challenging to pinpoint how much money you actually require.

Many parents open 529s for their children when they are born; they have no way of knowing whether their kids will earn a scholarship or even leave to college at all. Fortunately, parents of multiple children can transformation the beneficiary of a 529 schedule.

But what do you do if you still have money left over after covering education costs?

Thanks to  Secure 2.0, college savers won’t have to worry about overfunding their 529s. Starting this year, you can now  roll over unused 529 funds to a Roth IRA. But don’t ponder the 529 rollover is a loophole to save extra for retirement fund; there are rules that limit the conversions.

Here’s what you should consider when converting your 529 funds to a Roth IRA.

The Roth IRA receiving the funds must be in the name of the 529 schedule beneficiary.

The 529 schedule must be open for at least 15 years.

You cannot convert 529 contributions made within the history five years (or the profits on those contributions).

The 529 funds you roll over count toward your IRA annual contribution limit.

You can shift a maximum of $35,000 from a 529 schedule to a Roth IRA during your lifetime.

529 funds must be converted by paying the amount directly to a Roth IRA—you can’t pay yourself and then financing the money into the Roth IRA later.

You can contribute to a Roth IRA only if you have profits from a job, so the 529 beneficiary must have eligible profits when the 529-to-IRA conversions occur.

Roth IRA turnover limits do not apply to 529 rollovers.

While avoiding the  Roth IRA  turnover limits is a retirement fund-saving perk for those with higher turnover, the rest of the rules around rolling over your excess 529 funds are designed to ensure that people are using 529 plans for their intended purpose: education. The annual contribution limits as well as the lifetime cap on conversions cruel that you can’tdouble up on your retirement fund financing.

So, what’s the net income?

The ability to convert unused 529 funds to a Roth IRA can assist alleviate potential concerns about oversaving for education. Still, don’t count on your 529 as a means to save for retirement fund. Instead, consider financing your Roth IRA separately.

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This piece was provided to The Associated Press by Morningstar. For more money management content, leave to  https://www.morningstar.com/personal-finance

Margaret Giles is a content advancement editor at Morningstar.