DianeW777
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

You could include the amount of interest earned or accrued each year on your tax return. If you do not or have not report the earnings each year, then when they are redeemed or cashed in, the interest is includable in your taxable income the same year.

 

It's unclear what you mean about inflation deductions however, only actual expenses used to purchase investments would be allowed to offset any income for a particular investment.  

 

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