Do I Have to Pay Income Taxes for CD Investments?

Certificates of deposits offer higher interest rates than other deposit accounts because you must leave the money in the account until maturity. However, the Internal Revenue Service requires you to report the interest that you earn on your taxes.

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    • Certificates of deposit generate interest income, which must be included in your taxable income for the year. However, since it is unearned income, you do not have to pay FICA taxes--Social Security and Medicare--on the interest.

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    • CD interest must be reported in the year that it is earned, not the year that you receive it or access it. For example, if you have a five-year CD that keeps the interest in the account, you must pay income taxes on the interest earned each year even though you cannot access those earnings without paying an early withdrawal penalty.

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    • Your interest income from a certificate of deposit is added to your total taxable income, which means it is taxed at your marginal income tax rate.

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