When you cash in EE bonds are they unearned income

[nsb1005]

do i have to pay taxes on my EE Bonds interest

[dmertz]

Savings bond interest is unearned income.  It's federally taxable but not state taxable.

[VolvoGirl]

I cashed in a lot of bonds in 2022.   I got receipts from Wells Fargo.  I wasn't expecting to get an actual 1099INT from WF but I just did!  If you didn't get a 1099 INT you just enter the total interest like a 1099 INT and put the amount in box 3.   Yes the interest is taxable for federal but usually not for state.