You are in the 30% tax bracket (federal & state taxes combined). A corporate bond is yielding 9%. Assuming that all non-tax features (e.g. risk) are identical, what yield would a municipal bond ("Muni") have to offer in order for you to prefer it over the corporate?
You are in the 30% tax bracket (federal & state taxes combined). A corporate bond is yielding 9%. Assuming that all non-tax features (e.g. risk) are identical, what yield would a municipal bond ("Muni") have to offer in order for you to prefer it over the corporate?
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Assuming that all non-tax features (e.g. risk) are identical, what yield would a municipal bond
("Muni") have to offer in order for you to prefer it over the corporate?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F183f1dfd-a135-4e08-8248-50e8b6cef1c8%2F31be1d2d-05cb-46f0-b631-cb1bb9f64926%2F7n5aa9_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Assuming that all non-tax features (e.g. risk) are identical, what yield would a municipal bond
("Muni") have to offer in order for you to prefer it over the corporate?
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