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Especially meaningful savings with taxable interest.

Yes, most people with more than a few hundred bucks in savings accounts will get a 1099-INT, but a lot of people just use checking accounts and if you're at a big bank like Chase even savings account interest is so low you still might be under the $10 threshold.

The average American's investments (if they have any at all) are in retirement accounts so they'd avoid those taxes too.




"Interest of $1,500 or less" is eligible according to the announcement.

Dividends and capital gains are not mentioned, and presumably not eligible.




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