Fund Tax Pro
VTES Louisiana (LA) exempt-interest percentage, tax year 2025
Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF is a national fund that reports income across 45 jurisdictions, so only part of its Box 12 amount relates to any one state.
| Item | Published figure | Fund company source |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana share of exempt-interest dividends, 2025 | ••.••% | 2025 Tax-Exempt Interest Dividends by State Page 2. Table 2: Tax-exempt interest dividends by state |
| Federal AMT percentage, 2025 | ••.••% | 2025 Alternative Minimum Tax: Tax-Preference Dividends by Fund Page 1 |
Working out VTES state deductibility in Louisiana
Preparers looking up VTES for a Louisiana return usually start with the fund's Louisiana percentage. Multiply it by the exempt-interest dividends in Box 12 of Form 1099-DIV to get the Louisiana portion. Fund Tax Pro supplies the published percentage, the calculation and the source; the preparer decides how it is treated on the return.
Backup for the client file
The backup PDF records VTES's tax year 2025 percentage for Louisiana, the calculation, the document title (2025 Tax-Exempt Interest Dividends by State) and page 2. Subscribers can also download Vanguard's document itself.