Section 353.11 - Computation of amount(a)General. The purchases of bonds in the name of any person in an individual capacity are computed separately from purchases in a fiduciary capacity. A pension or retirement fund, or an investment, insurance, annuity, or similar fund or trust is regarded as an entity, regardless of the number of beneficiaries or the manner in which their shares or interests are established, determined, or segregated.(b)Bonds included in computation. In computing the purchases for each person, the following outstanding bonds are included: (1) All bonds registered in the name of that person alone;(2) All bonds registered in the name of the representative of the estate of that person; and(3) All bonds registered in the name of that person as first-named coowner.(c)Bonds excluded from computation. In computing the purchases for each person, the following are excluded:(1) Bonds on which that person is named beneficiary;(2) Bonds to which that person has become entitled-(i) Under § 353.70 as surviving beneficiary upon the death of the registered owner;(ii) As an heir or a legatee of the deceased owner;(iii) By virtue of the termination of a trust or the happening of a similar event;(3) Bonds issued in an authorized exchange or reinvestment; and(4) Bonds that are purchased and redeemed within the same calendar year.44 FR 76441, Dec. 26, 1979, as amended at 68 FR 24805 , May 8, 2003