# Series 7 Exam Prep 31, Municipal Bond Taxation Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-exam-prep-7140559/series-7-exam-prep-31-municipal-bond-taxation Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-exam-prep-7140559/series-7-exam-prep-31-municipal-bond-taxation.md Podcast: [Open Exam Prep](https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-exam-prep-7140559) Published: 2026-07-08T01:01:53+00:00 Episode link: https://open-exam-prep.captivate.fm/episode/series-7-exam-prep-31-municipal-bond-taxation Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/48ebb60d-71ff-4c13-ace0-8f91b56e7cb5.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/open-exam-prep-7140559/episodes/series-7-exam-prep-31-municipal-bond-taxation Duration seconds: 192 ## Resource This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - That municipal bond interest is generally federally tax-exempt, but may be subject to state tax for non-residents. - How certain private activity bonds can trigger the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), making their interest taxable. - The critical difference between a tax-free Original Issue Discount (OID) and a taxable market discount. - That capital gains on the sale of any municipal bond are always fully taxable. - How to calculate the tax-equivalent yield to compare municipal bonds with taxable corporate bonds. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/open-exam-prep-7140559/episodes/series-7-exam-prep-31-municipal-bond-taxation/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-exam-prep-7140559/series-7-exam-prep-31-municipal-bond-taxation.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.