Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73not60
§2098 Taxation
Title 12 › Chapter 23— FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › Subchapter II— FARM CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS › Part B— Federal Land Bank Associations › § 2098
Summary
Federal land bank associations, including their capital and income, do not have to pay federal, state, municipal, or local taxes. Real estate they own can still be taxed like similar property based on its value. Mortgages and obligations they issue are treated as part of the U.S. government and are tax‑exempt, but holders may owe federal income tax under the Public Debt Act of 1941 (31 U.S.C. 3124).
Full Legal Text
Title 12, §2098
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Each Federal land bank association and the capital, reserves, and surplus thereof, and the income derived therefrom, shall be exempt from Federal, State, municipal, and local taxation, except taxes on real estate held by a Federal land bank association to the same extent, according to its value, as other similar property held by other persons is taxed. The mortgages held by the Federal land bank associations and the notes, bonds, debentures, and other obligations issued by the associations shall be considered and held to be instrumentalities of the United States and, as such, they and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all Federal, State, municipal, and local taxation, other than Federal income tax liability of the holder thereof under the Public Debt Act of 1941 (31 U.S.C. 3124).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2098, Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.17, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 602; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(e)(16), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1705; Pub. L. 100–233, title VIII, § 805(j), Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1715, related to taxation, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–233, § 401. A prior section 2.16 of Pub. L. 92–181 was renumbered section 2.15 and is classified to section 2097 of this title.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–399, § 401(x), substituted “derived therefrom, shall” for “derived therefrom shall”, “by the associations” for “by the banks”, and “3124” for “742(a)”.
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.
Reference
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Citation
12 U.S.C. § 2098
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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