Before calling the IRS or clicking over to the online ID verification site, gather your prior year tax return and, if you've filed it, your current tax return, along with supporting documents, such as Forms W-2 and 1099 and Schedules A and C.
intermediate bond. Definition. A bond with a maturity somewhere between the range of a short-term bond (less than 2 years) and a long-term bond (more than 15 years). A typical maturity for an intermediate term U.S. Treasury security is 10 years. Print Cite / Link.
The best protection is to partake in a bond investing program that buy bonds with maturities that are either short (under one year) or short-intermediate (between two and seven years). While all bonds are subject to interest rate risk, that risk is correlated to maturity length.