26 U.S.C. § 103 — Interest on State and local bonds

Source [5] 26 U.S.C. § 103 — Interest on State and local bonds

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(b) Exceptions › (1) Private activity bond which is not a qualified bond Except as provided in subsection (b), gross income does not include interest on any State or local bond.

(b) Exceptions

Subsection (a) shall not apply to—

(1) Private activity bond which is not a qualified bond

Any private activity bond which is not a qualified bond (within the meaning of section 141).

(c) Definitions Any arbitrage bond (within the meaning of section 148).

(3) Bond not in registered form, etc.

Any bond unless such bond meets the applicable requirements of section 149.

(c) Definitions

For purposes of this section and part IV—

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