federal tax exemption of interest on state-local debt

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• federal tax exemption of interest on state-local debt

  18088 Federal income tax exemption - is it or is it not a an inefficient subsidy Is the federal income tax exemption of interest on state-local debt an inefficient subsidy in terms of "transfer efficiency"?

• federal income tax exemption

  Arguments for and against the critisim of the federal income tax exemption of interest on state-local debt are presented.

• do tax exemptions mask cost of borrowing

  18084 Federal income tax exemption claritification - does it mask interest rates etc I read that some argue that the federal income tax exemption of interest on state-local debt is that it masks interest rate costs - to all sectors that borrow - of increased

• federal income tax exemption

  What are the arguements for/against the criticism that the federal income tax exemption of interest on state-local debt is an inefficeint subsidy because the federal government makes no choice amoung the projects where the money goes?

• State Restrictions Tax and Exemption of Local Governments

  18735 State Restrictions Tax and Exemption of Local Governments Part 1 - What are the effects of States restricting tax-exemptions on local governments? Why is this done?What is the argument for this?

• tax exemption and public vs private goods

  Does the federal income tax exemption of interest on state-local government mask cost of state-local projects and thus encourage spending for "private rather than "public" goods? Please explain the arguemenet for and against this critisism. thanks.

• Decoupling federal estate tax: 2004

  The decoupling state does not allow estate taxes to be reduced because of changes in the federal law. Decoupling means the state delinks from the federal exemption on estate tax.

• Roles, expenditures, and revenue for the federal state

  The repayment of debt via state municipal bonds can be used with money generate through state income tax money. The repayment of debt via local municipal bonds can be used with money generate through local income tax money.

• private activity bonds

  18736 Private activitiy bonds restriction by the state Part 1. Does restricting "private-activity" bonds, the solution set forth by the Federal tax reform act of 1986, make sense if applied by the state on local governments?