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Q
Why are some tax-free municipal bonds subjected to the Alternate Minimum Tax? Shouldn’t they all be tax free?
A
James A. Klotz responds:
The interest from municipal bonds, issued for “private purposes” — such as airports, housing, etc. — is tax-free for conventional taxpayers, but taxable for AMT taxpayers.
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