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Many bonds pay interest twice a year. If I buy bonds in November 2023 that pay interest in February and August, I have to pay the seller of the bonds the interest they earned from August to November 2023. But, I will not receive any interest from the bonds until February of 2024. Do I have to wait until 2024 before I can reduce my interest income by the accrued interest paid at bond purchase in 2023? Or can I apply the accrued interest paid at bond purchase in 2023 to interest income I earn from other sources (other bonds) in 2023?
Thanks for your help.
TS
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No, you must have interest from the actual bond where the accrued interest was paid.
If you did not receive a 1099-INT for the bond in question there is nothing to do.
However, if you did receive a 1099-INT for any accrued interest you did not yet receive, but rather the original owner received, you can make an adjustment.
Accrued interest.
When you buy bonds between interest payment dates and pay accrued interest to the seller, this interest is taxable to the seller. If you received a Form 1099 for interest as a purchaser of a bond with accrued interest, follow the rules earlier under Nominees to see how to report the accrued interest. But identify the amount to be subtracted as “Accrued Interest.”
Nominee.
Okay, thank you.
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