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posted Jul 1, 2020 1:52:46 PM

Do I manually subtract bond premium (covered lots) from total interest?

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Jul 1, 2020 6:42:46 PM

first are they tax-exempt bonds or taxable bonds.

a taxpayer is required to amortize the premium of a tax-exempt bond so if held to maturity there is no gain or loss.  report on box 13 of 1099-int.  the amortization should have been reported on the 1099

for taxable bonds you have 2 options

1) amortize a portion of the premium each year report in  box 11 see pub 550 page 32-33 for how you calculate amortization

2) don't amortize and take a capital loss when it matures

 

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-publication-550

 

here's an example using effective interest rate

 

       
         

              unamortized             effective

              balance at           annual interest
              beginning             interest                     interest                       earned at
year        of year                     rate                         payment                  effective rate      amortiztion
1           $110,000.00         0.0807439                $10,000.00                $8,881.83         $1,118.17
2           $108,881.83        0.0807439                $10,000.00                $8,791.54         $1,208.46
3           $107,673.37         0.0807439                $10,000.00               $8,693.97          $1,306.03
4           $106,367.34         0.0807439                $10,000.00               $8,588.51          $1,411.49
5           $104,955.85         0.0807439               $10,000.00                 $8,474.54          $1,525.46
6           $103,430.39         0.0807439              $10,000.00                $8,351.37           $1,648.63
7           $101,781.76         0.0807439              $10,000.00                $8,218.24           $1,781.76