Plain Par Bond [Internal Revenue] Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 26 CFR 1.148-1 (b) [Title 26 Internal Revenue; Chapter I Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Subchapter A Income Tax; Part 1 Income Taxes; Normal Taxes and Surtaxes; Computation of Taxable Income; Tax Exemption Requirements for State and Local Bonds], the term Plain Par Bond means “a qualified tender bond or a bond --
(1) Issued with not more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount or premium;
(2) Issued for a price that does not include accrued interest other than pre-issuance accrued interest;
(3) That bears interest from the issue date at a single, stated, fixed rate or that is a variable rate debt instrument under section 1275 [26 USCS § 1275], in each case with interest unconditionally payable at least annually; and
(4) That has a lowest stated redemption price that is not less than its outstanding stated principal amount.”
