Nontaxable dividends are dividends from a regulated investment company (mutual fund) that were earned by the fund as interest from tax-exempt state and municipal debt obligations and other exempt obligations. For dividends to be tax-free, at least 50% of the regulated investment company's assets must be invested in tax-exempt obligations.
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