How do I compare tax-exempt municipal securities to taxable investment alternatives?

The taxable equivalent yield is the return on a taxable investment that makes it equal to the return on a tax-exempt security of the same credit quality. The table below shows the taxable equivalent yield for a range of tax-exempt yields based on different federal tax brackets and the 9.3% California State tax bracket. More.

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