taxable municipal bond investment & finance definition

A municipal bond in which interest paid to the bondholder does not qualify as tax-exempt for federal tax purposes because of the use to which the bond proceeds are put by the municipal borrower. Taxable municipal bonds were reissued in 1986, the first issue since 1913, because of limitations placed on municipal obligations by tax reform. Although taxable municipal bonds are subject to federal taxation, most are not subject to taxation by the state in which the municipal issuer is located. Taxable municipal bonds are generally more appropriate for pension funds and other tax-exempt investors than for individual investors.