A hypothetical retiree holds $200,000 in TIPS in a taxable brokerage account. The IRS taxes the annual inflation increase in principal as income even though the cash is paid only at maturity, so a 3.6% adjustment creates about $7,200 of reportable income in the example. That income counts toward the combined income used to decide Social Security taxation, where the single-filer threshold is $25,000 and up to 85% of benefits can be taxed. Holding TIPS in a traditional IRA defers these taxes until withdrawal.
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