1. TreasuryDirect Electronic Payroll Savings

With TreasuryDirect's convenient payroll direct deposit, choose the amount you want to withhold. The money will be deposited in your Certificate of Indebtedness (C of I) in your TreasuryDirect account. The funds in your C of I can be used to purchase your choice of electronic Treasury securities including:

• Treasury Bills
• Treasury Notes
• Treasury Bonds
• Series EE and I Savings Bonds
• Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)

Individual account owners can now establish a Payroll Savings Plan and schedule automatic recurring purchases of electronic savings bonds. Funds from your payroll direct deposit result in the purchase of a Payroll Zero-Percent Certificate of Indebtedness (Payroll C of I), which earns no interest. Each time your Payroll C of I balance reaches the purchase amount you designate in your Payroll Savings Plan, a savings bond for that amount will be issued. See Learn more about the Payroll Savings Plan for more information.

2. Payroll Savings for Paper Savings Bonds

Note: Treasury phased out the issuance of paper savings bonds through traditional employer-sponsored payroll savings plans as of January 1, 2011. See our FAQ.