At the beginning of his current tax year, David invests $12,840 in original issue U.S. Treasury bonds with a $10,000 face value that mature in exactly 20 years. David receives $580 in interest ($290 every six months) from the Treasury bonds during the current year, and the yield to maturity on the bonds is 3.8 percent. Note: Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount. a. How much interest income will he report this year if he elects to amortize the bond premium?

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At the beginning of his current tax year, David invests $12,840 in original issue U.S. Treasury bonds with a $10,000 face value that mature in exactly 20 years. David receives $580 in interest ($290 every six months) from the Treasury bonds during the current year, and the yield to maturity on the bonds is 3.8 percent.

Note: Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount.

a. How much interest income will he report this year if he elects to amortize the bond premium?

 

Semiannual
Period
1
2
Yearly Total
Adjusted
Basis
of Bond at
Beginning of
Semiannual
Period
Interest
Received
$
Premium
Amortization
0 $
Reported
Interest
0 $
0
Transcribed Image Text:Semiannual Period 1 2 Yearly Total Adjusted Basis of Bond at Beginning of Semiannual Period Interest Received $ Premium Amortization 0 $ Reported Interest 0 $ 0
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