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If a bond (U.S. debt security) is purchased at par and subsequently called at a premium, how is that "gain" to be accounted for? A generic "gain on disposition" answer does not help as the tax consequences may vary if treated as accretion, negative amortization, or simply ordinary income, the same as would be true if the bond were sold at a premium when its amortized cost was equal to par value.