The Education Savings Bond Program allows individuals to exclude interest income from certain U.S. government bonds, issued after 1989, from their taxable income when using the funds to pay for qualified higher education expenses. These bonds include Series EE and Series I Bonds.
Direct government obligations, comprising debt issues of the U.S. government, including Treasury bills, notes, bonds, and Series EE, Series HH, and Series I savings bonds, as distinct from government-sponsored agency issues.
