To enter your Bond interest:
1. Log on and continue your return then
2. Press the TurboTax "Search"
button near the top right of your screen
3. Type 1099-INT into the
TurboTax search box
4. Select "Jump to 1099-int"
from the dropdown list of results
5. If you reach the "Here's the interest
we have so far" screen, click "Add interest income"
6. On the "Let Us Enter Your 1099-INT"
screen, scroll down and press "I'll type it in myself"
7. On the "Let's get the details from
your 1099-INT or brokerage statement" screen, be sure to check the
checkbox for "My form has info in more than just box 1 (this is
uncommon)". See the screenshot below.
8. You can now add Box 3 interest from your
savings bonds.
9. Continue along with answering the questions in
the following screens and pressing "Continue"
10. If you reach the "Did you cash
any Series EE or I U.S. savings bonds?" screen, press "Yes"
if you did
11. On the "Did you use your U.S. savings
bonds to pay for higher education expenses?" screen, press "Yes"
if you used your savings bonds for educational costs
12. If you qualify, TurboTax will help you to
record your exclusion of savings bond interest for Form 8815 on a series
of screens
