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The interest earned on savings bonds is exempt from all state and local income tax and is deferred for federal income tax until sale or maturity.
Municipal Bonds are bonds that are tax exempt from many tax offices. Municipal Bonds are exempt from tax when they are accepted by the local tax office depending on the law of the state.
No, interest earnings from municipal bonds are not tax exempt at the federal or state level.
US Savings bonds are obligations of the US government. Interest paid on these bonds is exempt from state and local income taxes. Savings Bonds are not negotiable instruments, and cannot be transferred to anyone at will. They can be transferred in limited circumstances, and there could be tax consequences at the time of transfer.
The income from bonds is taxed, unless the bonds are exempt from federal tax (municipal bonds) and/or state tax (varies by state). If there is gain on the sale of a bond (you receive more than you originally paid for it), the gain is taxable.
Fredrick Kjellson has written: 'Private activity, tax-exempt and tax credit bonds' -- subject(s): Municipal bonds, State bonds, Government securities, Bonds
Tax exempt municipal bonds can be found through government websites. If you invest in these bonds the interest earned are not taxable. It's an incentive to invest in government programs.
Revenue bonds are a form of borrowing by state and local governments. A bond is a certificate saying you have loaned someone some money and they promise to pay you back with interest. A revenue bond is an obligation that is backed up by some particular source of income. For example, a state may promise to repay a bond by paying all of the money they receive from the sales tax until the bond is repaid. The interest on most bonds issued by state and local governments is not subject to federal income tax. In some states, it is not subject to that state's income tax either. Bonds whose interest is not subject to income tax are described as "tax exempt," although you might want to be more specific about whether they are federally exempt, state exempt, or both.
Taxable municipal bonds are bonds issued by governments (municipal bonds) that are NON-tax exempt (most munis are.) They are often better for IRA investments than tax-exempt bonds because they tend to pay higher interest rates and IRAs are tax exempt anyway. They are issued for a variety of reasons (often, they don't count against a bond issuers' cap) but, in part, because they are a good investment vehicle for IRAs and other tax exempt accounts.
Nearly all bonds are taxable both federal and state. To be exact, the interest the bonds pay is taxable (as well as any capital gain resulting from trading bonds). The reason is that the tax code taxes interest. Bonds are a way of borrowing money and paying interest to the lender. Bonds issued by the federal government are exempt from state taxes. Bonds issued by states and municipalities are mostly exempt from federal taxes (and exempt from taxes in the state that issued them in some states).
The interest that you receive on treasury bills and bonds is tax exempt income for state and local taxes.In some states interest earned on specified state and municipal obligations is exempt from both state and federal income tax:
A tax exempt bond is issued by a municipality. The tax exempt status is not a property of the bond itself but is a result of tax legislation regarding municipal bond interest as being tax exempt. The interest rates on the bonds (the amount paid to the bond holder) are usually lower than on corporate bonds but because of the tax exempt status the lower rate may or may not result in a higher after tax yield depending on the rates of the two bonds and the tax bracket of the bond holder.