Eligibility for federal student financial aid is primarily based on income as reported for tax purposes. However, tax-exempt ...

Exempt-interest dividends, often paid by municipal bond funds, are generally free from federal taxes. However, they may still be taxed at the state level. How states tax exempt-interest dividends ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Baldwin covers investing, taxation and corporate finance. Good news for savers in fairly high tax brackets: Yields on ...

High-yield tax-exempt municipal bonds are attractive now, with the First Eagle High Yield Municipal Fund offering a 5% distribution rate and strong performance under manager John Miller. High-yield ...

Municipal bonds pay federal tax-exempt interest and carry a historically low default rate. Municipal bonds typically pay less interest than corporate bonds but offer predictable income that’s ...

Public finance lobbyists and bankers breathed a sigh of relief as the key federal subsidy underpinning municipal bonds appeared unscathed in a bill House tax writers released Monday. The tax package ...

In this article, we consider the current environment and congressional discussions related to the potential removal or cap of the municipal tax exemption. We see the outright removal of the federal ...