§ 103. - Interest on State and Local Bonds

26 U.S.C. § 103
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(a) Exclusion

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).
  • (2) Arbitrage bond
    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—

  • (1) State or local bond
    The term “State or local bond” means an obligation of a State or political subdivision thereof.
  • (2) State
    The term “State” includes the District of Columbia and any possession of the United States.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 29; Pub. L. 90–364, title I, § 107(a), June 28, 1968, 82 Stat. 266; Pub. L. 90–634, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1349; Pub. L. 91–172, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 92–178, title III, § 315(a), (b), Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 529; Pub. L. 94–164, § 7(a), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 976; Pub. L. 94–182, title III, § 301(a), Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1056; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §§ 1901(a)(17), (b)(8)(B), 1906(b)(13)(A), title XXI, §§ 2105(a)–(c), 2137(d), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1765, 1766, 1794, 1834, 1902, 1931; Pub. L. 95–339, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 95–600, title III, §§ 331(a), (b), 332(a), 333(a), 334(a), (b), title VII, § 703(j)(1), (q)(1), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2839–2841, 2941, 2944; Pub. L. 96–222, title I, § 107(a)(3)(C), Apr. 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 223; Pub. L. 96–223, title II, §§ 241(a), 242(a), 244(a), Apr. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 281, 283, 286; Pub. L. 96–499, title XI, § 1103, Dec. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2669; Pub. L. 97–34, title VIII, §§ 811(a), (b), 812(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 349, 350; Pub. L. 97–248, title II, §§ 214(a)–(e), 215(a), (b), 217(a)–(d), 219(a), 221(a), (b), (c)(1), title III, § 310(b)(1), (c)(1), (2), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 466–469, 472–474, 477, 478, 596, 599; Pub. L. 97–424, title V, § 547(a), Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2199; Pub. L. 97–473, title II, § 202(b)(2), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2609; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 474(r)(4), title VI, §§ 621–624(a), (b)(2), (3), 626(a), 627, 628(a), (c)–(e), (g), 630, July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 839, 915–922, 924, 926, 928, 931–933; Pub. L. 99–272, title XIII, § 13209(e), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 323; Pub. L. 99–514, title XIII, § 1301(a), title XVIII, §§ 1864(a)(1), (b)–(e), 1865(a), 1869(a), (b), 1870, 1871(a)(1), (b), 1899A(2)–(4), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2602, 2885, 2886, 2888, 2890, 2891, 2958; Pub. L. 100–647, title I, § 1013(a)(34)(A), (c)(12)(A), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3544, 3547.)

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