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The de minimis rule When investors buy municipal bonds at a discount to their par value – the amount that the issuer will repay at maturity – tax consequences may arise.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
The original data was derived from the Green Dot Corporation Class A $0.001 par value quarterly 10-Q report dated November 8, 2024.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Such products trade on exchanges like equities but have par values and pay income like bonds.
—Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
The face value is also referred to as the par value or the principal.
—Chris Taylor, wsj.com, 7 Nov. 2023
That’s an 83% discount from par value.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
While that is factually correct, the reality is that at any time prior to maturity the bond will have a price set by the market, and that price may be substantially higher or lower than the par value.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
The total par value amount of debt coming due.
—Ivan Illán, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
These fallacies are believed because a bond is repaid par value (the face value) at maturity.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
The original data was derived from the Green Dot Corporation Class A $0.001 par value quarterly 10-Q report dated November 8, 2024.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Such products trade on exchanges like equities but have par values and pay income like bonds.
—Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
The face value is also referred to as the par value or the principal.
—Chris Taylor, wsj.com, 7 Nov. 2023
That’s an 83% discount from par value.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
While that is factually correct, the reality is that at any time prior to maturity the bond will have a price set by the market, and that price may be substantially higher or lower than the par value.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
The total par value amount of debt coming due.
—Ivan Illán, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
These fallacies are believed because a bond is repaid par value (the face value) at maturity.
—Gene A. Grant Ii, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Par value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/par%20value. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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