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Interest Income





      Gift for opening Account.
                                                                                                   Prepaid insurance premiums.

      • If you receive noncash gifts or services for                                               • Any increase in the value of prepaid
         making deposits or for opening an account                                                    insurance premiums, advance
         in a savings institution, you may have to                                                    premiums, or premium deposit funds is
         report the value as interest.
      • For deposits of less than $5,000, gifts or                                                    interest if it is applied to the payment of
                                                                                                      premiums due on insurance policies or
         services valued at more than $10 must be                                                     made available for you to withdraw.
         reported as interest.
      • For deposits of $5,000 or more, gifts or
         services valued at more than $20 must be
         reported as interest.
      • The value is determined by the cost to the
         financial institution.


         Interest on insurance dividends.                                                                   U.S. obligations.

         • Interest on insurance dividends left                                                             • Interest on U.S. obligations
            on deposit with an insurance                                                                       issued by any agency or
            company that can be withdrawn                                                                      instrumentality of the United
            annually is taxable to you in the year                                                             States, such as U.S. Treasury
            it is credited to your account.                                                                    bills, notes, and bonds, is
         • However, if you can withdraw it only                                                                taxable for federal income tax
            on the anniversary date of the policy                                                              purposes.
            (or other specified date), the
            interest is taxable in the year that
            date occurs.


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