Question

A taxable bond has a yield of 8%, and a municipal bond has a yield of 6%. At what tax bracket, would you be indifferent between the 2 bonds

Answer 1

Answer: 25%

Explanation:

Municipal bonds are tax-free which means that the tax bracket that would make you indifferent between the 2 bonds would be the one that brings the after-tax yield on the taxable bond to the same yield as the Municipal bond.

Assume this tax rate to be x.

8% * ( 1 - x) = 6%

8% - 0.08x = 6%

0.08x = 8% - 6%

x = (8% - 6%) / 0.08

x = 25%