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This article briefly summarizes a select list of legislation relating to public finance enacted by the 89th Legislature (Regular Session) that became law. Bills are arranged by subject matter, in numerical order within each...more
Commercial banks and other financial institutions (“lender” or “lenders”) have historically provided financing to both governmental entities and nonprofits on a tax-exempt basis through loans and direct purchases of municipal...more
Many tax-exempt bonds and related hedges, such as interest rate swaps ("Exempt Instruments"), use a LIBOR-based interest rate. LIBOR is going away, and existing Exempt Instruments are going to have to be modified to replace...more
• Proposed regulations issued on October 19 provide welcome guidance to asset managers regarding the formation of qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) that may provide investors with the following three tax benefits: (1)...more
The recently enacted reduction of the maximum federal corporate tax rate may trigger contractual provisions that provide for a significant increase in the interest rate on tax-exempt debt privately placed with a bank lender...more
On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the most far-reaching tax reform legislation in a generation after Congress approved a short-term spending bill on Thursday, which will keep the government funded...more
The purpose of this pamphlet, part of our Public Finance Green Book Series, is to assist conduit issuers in identifying issues and setting up policies and procedures related to their tax-exempt bond programs and their...more
Over a thousand US public finance attorneys converged on the City of Chicago last week for the annual National Association of Bond Lawyers Bond Attorneys Workshop. The conference, the oldest and largest of its kind, featured...more