<p>Interesting, vballmom! The reference in the 1st paragraph seems to be addressing student-owned 529s, and says to list them as parent assets (in this way, they’ll be considered the same way any parent asset is, sort of similar to the way FAFSA treats them, but of course Profile schools can treat parent assets differently.)</p>
<p>The instructions for SA-170A are definitely news to me and good to know. We don’t have that issue in my family, but this question sometimes comes up here on CC and also once in a while from kids at the high school where I volunteer. Thanks!</p>