TreasuryDirect stopped offering Internet HH/H savings bonds services, including bond look up by serial number, in September 2013. If you have an HH/H savings bond, go to the TreasuryDirect's “Services for HH/H Savings Bonds” page and follow the online instructions to contact a customer service representative for assistance. The process is fairly simple if you know the following: the bond’s face value, approximate issue date, the name and Social Security of the bond holder, and the serial number. You will also need to explain the circumstances behind the loss and when you discovered the bond was missing. Learn what to do if you have old paper savings bonds. Value of your bond when you input the bond series, denomination, serial number and issue date. Where is the serial number on a savings bond? I want to check how much money is on my savings bonds and i need the serial numbers but there are so many different numbers on them, how do i know which one is the serial number?
In general, you must report the interest in income in the taxable year in which you redeemed the bonds to the extent you did not include the interest in income in a prior taxable year.
- If your total taxable interest for the year is more than $1500, you must complete Schedule B (Form 1040), Interest and Ordinary Dividends, Part 1, and attach it to your Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
- If your total interest isn't more than $1500 for the year, and you are not otherwise required to report interest income on Schedule B, report the savings bond interest with your other interest on the 'Interest' line of your tax return. For more information, see Schedule B (Form 1040).
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Exception: Some or all of the interest may be excludable from your gross income if you pay qualified higher education expenses for yourself, your spouse, or your dependent during the year.