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Tax-Advantaged Bonds

Includes Tax-Exempt Bonds, Tax Credit Bonds, and Direct Pay Bonds.


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Tax-Exempt Bonds

A bond, the interest on which is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes.

Tax Credit Bond

A taxable bond that provides a tax credit to the holder in lieu of tax-exempt interest.

Direct Pay Bond

A taxable bond that offers a federal Interest subsidy to the Issuer in lieu of the interest being excludable from federal income tax.

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Preliminary Expenditures

Expenditures for a project that can be financed with proceeds of bonds without obeying the federal income tax rules relating to reimbursements, up to a limit of 20% of the proceeds of the bonds to be issued to finance the project.