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• Investing Tax Free (home)
  Tax free investing, municipal bonds investments or tax exempt bonds investing, including beginner investments, investing online tax free, advice on tax free investing, real estate investing, international investment, IRA investment, real estate investment guide, and everything you need to know to invest tax free.
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• Municipal Bonds
  When people talk about investing tax free or tax free investing, they usually refer to investing in municipal bonds. This is because Municipal bonds offer income exempt from federal income taxes - making them a powerful tool for maximizing your after-tax earnings. Let’s look at municipal bonds in depth.
  Municipal_Bonds.html

• Tax Free Municipal Bonds
  Municipal bonds investing equals tax free investing. Investing in municipal bonds is considered investing tax free because ONLY the level of government issuing the bond can tax interest on those municipal bonds.
  Tax_Free_Municipal_Bonds.html
• Municipal Bonds Rating
  Municipal bonds rating or the merit of municiple bonds depend on whether the bond is backed by the full faith, credit, and taxing powers of the municipality or by revenues generated by the municipal facility the bond issue finances.
  Municipal_Bonds_Rating.html
• General Obligation Bonds
  General obligation bonds are common municipal bonds. General obligation bonds are sometimes called general obligation issues or GOs.
  General_Obligation_Bonds.html

• Bond Ratings
  The two major bond ratings agencies in the municipal bonds market are: Moody's Investors Service (Moody's Bond Rating) and Standard & Poor's (S&P Ratings) Their ratings are commonly known as Moodys ratings and S&P ratings.
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• Moody's Ratings and S&P Ratings
  Below is the Minicipal Bond ratings table which shows Moody's ratings and S&P ratings for municipal bonds.
  Moody's_Ratings_and_S&P_Ratings.html

• Taxation of Municipal Bonds
  Although municipal bonds or tax exempt bonds are commonly referred to as "tax exempt," there are numerous federal and state tax consequences associated with the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of such municipal tax exempt bonds. This section will provide an overview of such consequences.
  Taxation_of_Municipal_Bonds.html

• Municipal Bond Funds
  Instead of investing tax free in municipal bonds directly, you may want to consider investing in tax free municipal bond funds. The same attractive tax free investing benefits found in municipal bonds are also passed along to investors in tax free municipal bond funds.
  Municipal_Bond_Funds.html
• Capital Gains Tax
  Even though the interest paid on municipal bonds is tax exempt, a holder can recognize capital gains or capital losses that are subject to federal income tax on the sale of such municipal bonds, just as in the case of a taxable bond.
  Capital_Gains_Tax.html
• Original Issue Discount (OID)
  If tax exempt bonds are originally issued at a price less than par (as distinguished from a subsequent sale of a previously-issued bond), the difference between the issue price of such tax exempt bonds and the amount payable at the maturity of the bond is considered " original issue discount " ( or OID).
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• OID
  If tax exempt bonds are originally issued at a price less than par (as distinguished from a subsequent sale of a previously-issued bond), the difference between the issue price of such tax exempt bonds and the amount payable at the maturity of the bond is considered " original issue discount " ( or OID).
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• Bond Premium for Tax Exempt Bonds
  If tax exempt bonds are purchased at a bond premium (i.e., at a price in excess of the face amount of the bond), whether at original issue or in the secondary market, the tax exempt bond premium is amortized over the remaining term of the tax exempt bond using the same constant yield to maturity method discussed above under "Original Issue Discount, OID." The amount of bond premium for tax exempt bonds amortized each year is not deductible by the tax exempt bond holder but instead reduces the tax exempt bonds holder's tax basis.
  Bond_Premium_for_Tax_Exempt_Bonds.html
• Market Discount of Municipal Bonds
  Market discount, unlike original issue discount or OID, is not treated as tax-exempt interest to the holder when recognized because it arises as a result of market forces, not through the action of the issuer.
  Market_Discount_of_Municipal_Bonds.html

• Market Discount_Municipal Bonds_2
  Market discount, unlike original issue discount or OID, is not treated as tax-exempt interest to the holder when recognized because it arises as a result of market forces, not through the action of the issuer.
  Market_Discount_Municipal_Bonds_2.html
• Market Discount_Municipal Bonds_3
  Market discount, unlike original issue discount or OID, is not treated as tax-exempt interest to the holder when recognized because it arises as a result of market forces, not through the action of the issuer.
  Market_Discount_Municipal_Bonds_3.html
• Market Discount_Municipal Bonds_4
  Market discount, unlike original issue discount or OID, is not treated as tax-exempt interest to the holder when recognized because it arises as a result of market forces, not through the action of the issuer.
  Market_Discount_Municipal_Bonds_4.html

• Tax Exempt Bonds
  Taxpayers may, in some instances, claim an interest deduction for debt that is incurred to purchase or carry investments. However, a taxpayer may not deduct interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry obligations that are exempt from federal income tax. That includes buying tax exempt bonds. 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.
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• Tax Exempt Bonds 2
  Taxpayers may, in some instances, claim an interest deduction for debt that is incurred to purchase or carry investments. However, a taxpayer may not deduct interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry obligations that are exempt from federal income tax. That includes buying tax exempt bonds. 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.
  Tax_Exempt_Bonds_2.html

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