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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Not sure I understand your post. Typically, if you buy a new Treasury bond and hold it until maturity, you will pay income tax on the interest earned annually, regardless of the term of the bond. There are no capital gains. The only way to earn capital gains on a Treasury bond is to buy it at a discount and sell it for a higher price than you paid for it. Are you buying over-the-counter bonds at a discount?
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I prefer to purchase Treasuries on the secondary market (Fidelity) and not newly issued bonds. A bond that was issued at 1% will trade at a discount so that its total yield to maturity (interest plus capital gains) is similar to current yields (about 4.6% for a 2 year t-bill) … So if I buy a 1% bond that matures in 2 years; I will pay taxes on the 1% interest yearly. When the bond matures in 2 years, I will have a long term capital gain of (4.6% - 1%) x 2 = 7.2% when i file my taxes