SECURE 2.0 §126 created a long-awaited solution to the "overfunded 529" problem: beneficiaries of 529 college savings plans may roll over unused funds to a Roth IRA for the benefit of the same beneficiary. ¹ Effective for distributions after December 31, 2023, the provision converts what was previously a frustrating last-mile illiquidity into a retirement savings opportunity. For our family-office clients whose children completed college without exhausting 529 balances, this is a meaningful structural opening.

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