The income thresholds above are based on «Modified» Adjusted Gross Income, where the «modification» is to add any tax -
exempt bond interest to the individual's current AGI.
For tax - exempt municipal OID bonds, this income is not subject to the ordinary income tax, although it is required to be reported for informational purposes in the same manner as other tax -
exempt bond interest.
Not exact matches
Tax exemptions In general, the
interest you earn from your tax -
exempt municipal securities is
exempt from federal income tax and in some cases, state or local income tax, depending on whether you are a resident of the state that issued the
bond.
debt obligations of the U.S. government that are issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these
bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the
interest paid by Treasuries is
exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury
bonds, zero - coupon
bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions
Tax advantages
Interest income from Treasury
bonds is
exempt from state and local income taxes, but is subject to federal income taxes.
In addition to providing a source of income and diversification, the
interest income on municipal
bonds generally is
exempt from federal income tax and may also be
exempt from state and local taxes for residents in the state where the
bond is issued.
If a fund investor is resident in the state of issuance of the
bonds held by the fund,
interest dividends may also be
exempt from state and local income taxes.
Interest income generated by municipal
bonds is generally not subject to federal taxes, and may be tax -
exempt at the state and local level as well, if the
bonds were issued by the state in which you live.
Interest income generated by municipal
bonds is generally expected to be
exempt from federal income taxes and, if the
bonds are held by an investor resident in the state of issuance, state and local income taxes.
debt obligations of the U.S. Government with maturities of 10 years or longer; coupon
interest for Treasury
bonds is
exempt from state and local taxes, but is federally taxable;
interest income may also be subject to alternative minimum tax
interest from municipal
bonds as well as distributions from mutual funds that qualify as
exempt interest dividends; this income is generally not subject to regular federal income taxes; note that Fidelity reports this information to the IRS, and may be required to report the information to tax authorities in California among other states; the total amount or a portion of tax -
exempt income (reported as specified private activity
bond interest) must be taken into account when computing the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) applicable to individuals and may be subject to state and local taxes; you are required to report tax -
exempt income on Form 1040, and may be required to report it on your state tax return as well
Other shareholders can determine the AMT reportable specified private activity
bond interest by multiplying the percentage shown by the total Tax -
Exempt Income Dividends received during the year as reported on their annual Year - End Asset Summary Statement.
If a fund's investor is a resident in the state of issuance of the
bonds held by the fund,
interest dividends may also be
exempt from state and local income taxes.
Interest from U.S. government obligations such as U.S. savings
bonds is
exempt, as is active duty pay from the National Guard or U.S. armed forces.
In some states,
interest on
bonds issued by that state, and the municipalities within it, are also
exempt from that state's income taxes.
The 2017 low
interest rate environment has created a wonderful example of the power of tax -
exempt bonds.
Net investment income does not include tax -
exempt interest from municipal
bonds (or funds); withdrawals from a retirement plan such as a traditional IRA, Roth IRA, or 401 (k); and payouts from traditional defined benefit pension plans or annuities that are part of retirement plans.
As of last week, tax -
exempt government
bonds hit a four year high, with many investors believing that the recent tax reform and an expected rising
interest environment will push
bond pricing even higher, offering a very attractive economic option for yield starved investors — many of which in recent years have had to increase risk capital allocations to generate reasonable outcomes.
The new tax law repeals the tax -
exempt interest exclusion for advance refunding
bonds, effective for advance refunding
bonds issued after December 31, 2017.
Fidelity ® Conservative Income Municipal
Bond Fund (FCRDX) This fund, whose income is normally exempt from federal income taxes, might be appropriate for investors looking for more yield than money market funds are providing, and wanting to take a more conservative approach to both credit and interest rate risk than many other bond fu
Bond Fund (FCRDX) This fund, whose income is normally
exempt from federal income taxes, might be appropriate for investors looking for more yield than money market funds are providing, and wanting to take a more conservative approach to both credit and
interest rate risk than many other
bond fu
bond funds.
That said, we are relieved that an earlier provision to repeal the tax -
exempt interest exclusion for qualified private activity
bonds did not become law.
Funding for the approximately $ 40 million redevelopment project comes from several sources including: New York State Homes and Community Renewal's Housing Finance Agency (HFA) provided $ 20.73 million of tax -
exempt bond financing, a $ 5.27 million New Construction Capital Program low
interest subsidy; HFA Middle Income Housing Program loan of $ 2.76 million and a 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit annual allocation of just over $ 1 million which leverages nearly $ 10 million of Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity.
Such
bonds function as an alternative to direct public financing of housing projects: Since
interest income on PABs is tax
exempt, investors are willing to buy them at very low
interest rates, and this makes it relatively affordable for states, municipalities, and nonprofits to finance housing (and hospitals, infrastructure, and other public works) through the private capital market.
This does not account for a significant chunk of Cuomo's investment income, $ 27,803, which was tax -
exempt interest on government
bonds that the governor holds through a blind trust account with AMG National Bank.
Using tax -
exempt bonds, TSASC pre-paid the TIFIA loan with
interest on February 8, 2006.
Oh, and that USA friend of mine — she has a municipal
bond portfolio where she a) is earning over 4 % on average, and b) pays NO TAXES on the
interest income whatsoever (munis are
exempt).
The
interest income from tax free municipal
bonds is
exempt from federal income tax.
Because investors do not have to pay taxes on returns, tax -
exempt bonds will have lower
interest than equivalent taxable
bonds.
You'll have to pay federal income tax on
interest from these
bonds, but the
interest is generally
exempt from state tax.
Interest income generated by Treasury
bonds and certain securities issued by U.S. territories, possessions, agencies, and instrumentalities is generally
exempt from state income tax but is generally subject to federal income and alternative minimum taxes and may be subject to state alternative minimum taxes.
As an example,
interest on some tax -
exempt municipal
bonds is added to the AMT calculation as taxable
bond income.
Sometimes a state that usually taxes
interest on municipal
bonds will
exempt specific
bonds at the time it issues them.
Also unlike OID, market discount is taxable income regardless of the tax -
exempt nature of a
bond's
interest income.
In the case of a tax -
exempt bond, such OID is treated as tax -
exempt interest.
If your mutual fund invests in municipal
bonds or other state and local government obligations, some or all its distributions will be treated as
exempt interest.
If borrowed funds are only partly or indirectly used to purchase or hold tax -
exempt bonds, then the rule will disallow a deduction for that portion of the
interest allocable to the tax -
exempt bonds.
If you're invested in a state - specific fund that invests in tax -
exempt bonds issued by the state where you live, you may not owe state income tax on the
interest either.
The unique feature that sets municipal
bonds apart from all other capital market securities is that the
interest earned on them is
exempt from federal income taxes.
Although tax -
exempt bonds might have a lower
interest rate than taxable
bonds, if you're in a high tax bracket, your after - tax rate of return might be higher.
Without this rule (the «
interest disallowance rule»), taxpayers would realize a double tax benefit from using borrowed funds to purchase or carry tax -
exempt bonds, since the
interest expense would be deductible, while the
interest income would escape federal tax.
Interest earned on Tax free
bonds is
exempted from income tax.
Generally speaking,
interest on municipal
bonds is
exempt from federal income taxes.
Other shareholders can determine the AMT reportable specified private activity
bond interest by multiplying the percentage shown by the total Tax -
Exempt Income Dividends received during the year as reported on their annual Year - End Asset Summary Statement.
Although this does not constitute a direct tax on the tax -
exempt interest itself, it does increase the overall tax liability of the individual and should be taken into account in making the investment decision of whether or not to purchase the tax -
exempt bond.
This article does not cover all of the possible tax consequences resulting from ownership of tax -
exempt bonds and the receipt of
interest thereon, and it is not intended as tax advice to any person.
In some states,
interest on
bonds issued by that state, and the municipalities within it, are also
exempt from that state's income taxes.
Interest from these
bonds may be
exempt from federal and sometimes state income taxes
This rule does not apply in the case of a tax -
exempt bond in order to ensure that the full amount of OID is treated as tax -
exempt interest to the holder and that the holder does not have an «artificial» gain on the sale of the
bond.
The effect of this rule is that a taxpayer who purchases a tax -
exempt bond subsequent to its original issuance at a price less than its stated redemption price at maturity (or, if issued with OID, at a price less than its accreted value), either because
interest rates have risen or the obligor's credit has declined since the
bond was issued, and who thereafter recognizes gain on the disposition of such
bond will have part or all of the «gain» treated as ordinary income.
Even though the
interest paid on a municipal
bond is tax -
exempt, a holder can recognize gain or loss that is subject to federal income tax on the sale of such a
bond, just as in the case of a taxable
bond.