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Savings bonds and taxes: What you need to know
January 6, 2025
Categories: electronic EE bonds, kiddie tax, Savings Bonds, Series EE bonds, Series HH bonds
When considering the advantages of U.S. Treasury savings bonds, you may appreciate their relative safety, simplicity and government backing. However, like all interest-bearing investments, savings bonds come with tax implications that are important to understand. Deferred interest Series EE Bonds dated May 2005 and after earn a fixed rate of interest. Bonds purchased between May 1997 and April 30, 2005, earn a variable market-based rate of return. Paper Series EE Bonds, issued between 1980