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A municipal bond, commonly known as a muni, is a bond issued by state or local governments, or entities they create such as authorities and special districts. In the United States, interest income received by holders of municipal bonds is often, but not always, exempt from federal and state income taxation.
Muni arb is a relative value strategy that seizes upon an inefficiency that is related to government tax policy; interest on municipal bonds is exempt from federal income tax. [1] [2] Because the source of this arbitrage is artificially imposed by government regulation, it has persisted (i.e., it has not been "arbed away") for decades. [3]
The sponsoring government is not responsible for bond repayment and the bonds do not affect the government’s credit rating. IRBs are desired as the private business receives a lower interest rate (due to the bonds tax-exempt status), a property tax exemption, and a long-term, fixed rate financing package. [1]
Rating Action: Moody's assigns Aa2 to Michigan Strategic Fund's refunding of Cadillac Place Office Building Project bonds; outlook stableGlobal Credit Research - 16 Feb 2022New York, February 16 ...
Revenue Bond of the City of New York, issued 3. June 1858, signed by mayor Daniel F. Tiemann. A revenue bond is a special type of municipal bond distinguished by its guarantee of repayment solely from revenues generated by a specified revenue-generating entity associated with the purpose of the bonds, rather than from a tax.
Safety: U.S. savings bonds are issued directly by the Treasury and backed by the U.S. government. Taxes: Only federal income tax applies to savings bonds, not state or local taxes (unless your ...
This is a list of U.S. states by credit rating, showing credit ratings for sovereign bonds as reported by the three major credit rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Fitch and Moody's. The list is given as of May 2021.
Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation last July declaring June 19 as an official state holiday. State of Michigan employees do not work that day. The date was declared a federal holiday in 2021.