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Tax Advantages of I Bonds

  • Earnings are exempt from both state and local income taxes.

  • Federal taxes can be deferred until redemption, final maturity (30 years after issue date), or other taxable disposition, whichever occurs first. (Tax deferral applies to both components of the earnings rate--fixed rate earnings and semiannual inflation rate earnings.)

  • Special tax benefits are available to qualified owners of I Bonds under the Education Savings Bond Program; however, continued tax deferral through an exchange for Series HH bonds isn't available.

    See also:

    I Bond Tax Reporting
    Tax Consequences of Reissuing I Bonds
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