The deduction from your tax-free income will make up the difference.
Under the terms of these policies, an individual then can borrow and receive that return as tax-free income.
Investors see this as a nice way to get a stream of tax-free income.
The amount you're left with is the tax-free income you receive in the current year.
Anything left is the remaining amount of tax-free income that you're entitled to in the current tax year.
"This is why so few people enjoy tax-free income," he said.
A reverse mortgage allows people to get tax-free income from the value of their home.
But demand for the bonds, which generate tax-free income, is expected to be strong because of higher top tax rates.
The mix produced an annual tax-free income of $5,709, or $476 a month.
One later estimate put the family's tax-free income at more than $50,000 during peak years.