Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102
§2077 Taxation
Title 12 › CHAPTER 23 — FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER II — FARM CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS › Part A — Production Credit Associations › § 2077
Summary
Treats each production credit association and its debts as part of the U.S. government. Their debt instruments (like notes and debentures) are free from state, local, territorial, and federal taxes on both principal and interest. That tax freedom does not apply to surtaxes, estate, inheritance, or gift taxes. People who receive interest must pay federal income tax on that interest.
Full Legal Text
Title 12, §2077
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Each production credit association and its obligations are instrumentalities of the United States and as such any and all notes, debentures, and other obligations issued by such associations shall be exempt, both as to principal and interest, from all taxation (except surtaxes, estate, inheritance, and gift taxes) now or hereafter imposed by the United States or any State, territorial, or local taxing authority, except that interest on such obligations shall be subject to Federal income taxation in the hands of the holder.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2077, Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.6, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 595; Pub. L. 96–592, title II, § 206, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3442; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(e)(7), (8), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1704; Pub. L. 100–233, title VIII, §§ 802(k), 805(f), Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1711, 1715, related to net earnings, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–233, § 401. A prior section 2078, Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.7, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 597; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(e)(9), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1704, related to distribution of assets on liquidation, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–233, § 401. A prior section 2079, Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.8, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 597; Pub. L. 100–399, title IX, § 901(a), Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1007, related to taxation, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–233, § 401.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–399 substituted “interest,” for “interest” and inserted “, except that interest on such obligations shall be subject to Federal income taxation in the hands of the holder”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–399 effective immediately after amendment made by section 401 of Pub. L. 100–233, which was effective 6 months after Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(b) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1622, provided that this section is effective 6 months after Jan. 6, 1988.
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Citation
12 U.S.C. § 2077
Title 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102