

If you use the money for qualified higher education expenses, you may not have to pay tax on the earnings.

You choose whether to report each year's earnings or wait to report all the earnings when you get the money for the bond. To see what your paper Series I bond is worth, use our Savings Bond Calculator.įederal estate, gift, and excise taxes state estate or inheritance taxes: Yes If you have a Series I electronic bond, you can see what it is worth in your TreasuryDirect account. How do I find the value of my Series I savings bond? See Cash in (redeem) an EE or I savings bond. For example, if you cash in the bond after 18 months, you get the first 15 months of interest. However, if you cash in the bond in less than 5 years, you lose the last 3 months of interest. You can cash in (redeem) your I bond after 12 months. Paper I bonds: You must submit the paper bond to cash it. With a Series I savings bond, you wait to get all the money until you cash in the bond.Įlectronic I bonds: We pay automatically when the bond matures (if you haven’t cashed it before then).
