The MSPs who made the decisions on free personal care, free concessions and free tuition fees were from all the main parties at different times, so it's not as political an observation as it might look in the current debate.

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Then all withdrawals are federally tax-free as long as the money is used for college or graduate school expenses, including tuition, fees and room and board.

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More precisely, it may be partly free of tax, depending on your income and on how much of the bond proceeds go to tuition and fees.

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Then all withdrawals are federally tax free as long as the money is used for college or graduate school expenses, including tuition, fees and room and board.

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From a tax perspective, 529 plans offer the opportunity for tax-free growth on investment earnings if distributions from the plan are used for qualifying college expenses (tuition, fees, books and computers).

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