Many brokers seem to use the same software to produce their respective Form 1099 packages. That is plainly evident from the organization, content, line-item descriptions, etc., of both the official information (i.e., information that is reported to IRS such as Form 1099-INT) and supplemental information (i.e., information that is not reported to IRS but that may nevertheless be relevant in the preparation of one's own tax return).
Within the supplemental information that appears immediately the Form 1099-INT, there are numerous references to "Tax-exempt nonqualified interest". I am not clear on what is meant by that term. Has anybody else encountered this? Although interest income on most municipal bonds is tax-exempt for US federal income tax purposes, the interest on certain municipal bonds is not. But once interest is determined to be and described as "tax-exempt", the addition of the word "nonqualified" as part of the description of that interest seems to be internally inconsistent (or at a minimum is a source of confusion). What exactly about that interest makes it "nonqualified"? And what are the consequences of being "nonqualified" in this context?
I have scoured the web for any information on point but did not really find anything definitive, either on the underlying substantive tax law treatment or the Form 1099 reporting implications. The only thing that I could find that is even remotely close here is in Internal Revenue Code § 265(b)(3), which refers to "qualified tax-exempt obligations". But that reference appears in the content of special rules that apply to financial institutions and would appear to have no applicability to individual taxpayers.
Within the supplemental information that appears immediately the Form 1099-INT, there are numerous references to "Tax-exempt nonqualified interest". I am not clear on what is meant by that term. Has anybody else encountered this? Although interest income on most municipal bonds is tax-exempt for US federal income tax purposes, the interest on certain municipal bonds is not. But once interest is determined to be and described as "tax-exempt", the addition of the word "nonqualified" as part of the description of that interest seems to be internally inconsistent (or at a minimum is a source of confusion). What exactly about that interest makes it "nonqualified"? And what are the consequences of being "nonqualified" in this context?
I have scoured the web for any information on point but did not really find anything definitive, either on the underlying substantive tax law treatment or the Form 1099 reporting implications. The only thing that I could find that is even remotely close here is in Internal Revenue Code § 265(b)(3), which refers to "qualified tax-exempt obligations". But that reference appears in the content of special rules that apply to financial institutions and would appear to have no applicability to individual taxpayers.
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