How Are Savings Bonds Taxed At Death?
Owners of savings bonds can postpone paying taxes on accumulated interest until the bond is cashed in. After someone dies, the law generally states that savings bonds should be transferred to the bond’s beneficiary. The decedent’s and her estate’s treatment of the cumulative interest determines how the bond is finally taxed. If the decedent already […]
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