The Amount of Interest Income a Taxpayer Recognizes When He

question 51

Multiple Choice

The amount of interest income a taxpayer recognizes when he redeems a U.S. savings bond is:

• A) the excess of the taxpayer's basis in the bonds over the bond proceeds
• B) the bond proceeds
• C) the excess of the bond proceeds over the taxpayer's basis in the bonds
• D) the taxpayer's basis in the bonds
• E) None of these

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