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Bond Tables
Credit Ratings and Tax Tables
Use these tables to calculate the tax rates and exempt versus taxable yields
for municipal bonds.
Federal Tax Bracket Table
Federal Tax Bracket:
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28% |
31% |
36% |
39.6% |
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Adj. Gross Income (single) |
$27,051 - $65,550 |
$65,551 - $136,750 |
$136,751 - $297,300 |
$297,301 + |
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Adj. Gross Income (joint) |
$45,201 - $109,250 |
$109,251 - $166,450 |
$166,451 - $297,300 |
$297,301 + |
Exempt vs. Taxable Equivalent Yields
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Tax-Exempt Yield |
Taxable Equiv.
(28%) |
Taxable Equiv.
(31%) |
Taxable Equiv.
(36%) |
Taxable Equiv.
(39.6%) |
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4.00% |
5.55% |
5.80% |
6.25% |
6.62% |
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4.50% |
6.25% |
6.52% |
7.03% |
7.45% |
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5.00% |
6.94% |
7.25% |
7.81% |
8.28% |
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5.50% |
7.64% |
7.97% |
8.59% |
9.11% |
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6.00% |
8.33% |
8.70% |
9.38% |
9.93% |
Credit Ratings Table
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Risk Profile: |
Moody's |
Standard & Poor's |
Fitch |
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Prime |
Aaa |
AAA |
AAA |
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Excellent |
Aa |
AA |
AA |
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Upper Medium |
A |
A |
A |
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Lower Medium |
Baa |
BBB |
BBB |
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Speculative |
Ba |
BB |
BB |
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Very Speculative |
B, Caa |
B, CCC, CC |
B,CCC, CC, C |
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Default |
Ca, C |
D |
DDD, DD, D |
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Bonds
a)
Tax sensitive investing may not provide as high a return as other
investments before consideration of federal income tax consequences.
b)
Bonds contain interest rate risk (as interest rates
rise bond prices usually fall); the risk of issuer default; and
inflation risk. The municipal market is volatile and can be
significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political
changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal
securities. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a debt
security to decrease. A portion of the dividends you receive may be
subject to federal, state, or local income tax or may be subject to
the federal alternative minimum tax. A portion of the funds income
may be subject to state taxes, local taxes and the federal
alternative minimum tax.
Portfolio Real Life Examples
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