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Jerry purchased a U.S.Series EE savings bond for $744.The bond has a maturity value in 10 years of $1,000 and yields 3% interest.This is the first Series EE bond that Jerry has ever owned.


A) Jerry can defer the interest income until the bond matures in 10 years.
B) Jerry must report $25.60[($1,000 - $744) /10] interest income each year he owns the bond.
C) The interest on the bonds is exempt from Federal income tax.
D) Jerry can report all of the $256 as a capital gain in the year it matures.
E) None of these.

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