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TEFRA Approvals: Considerations for Officeholders When Approving Private Activity Bonds

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New officeholders often ask us to clarify their responsibilities when it comes to public approval of bonds and the consequences for states and their political subdivisions when they approve bonds as tax-exempt. What follows...more

Butler Snow LLP

Tax-Exempt Advance Refunding Bonds: History and Legislative Updates

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Prior to January 1, 2018, Section 149(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 149) and the accompanying Treasury Regulations allowed the issuance of tax-exempt advance refunding bonds. According to that section, a bond...more

Bracewell LLP

FY 2019 Sequestration Reduction Rate for Direct Pay Tax Credit Bonds Set at 6.2 Percent

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According to the IRS website, the sequester reduction rate applied to payments made to issuers of direct pay tax credit bonds in fiscal year 2019 will be 6.2 percent. This percentage will apply to all subsidy payments...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Tax Reform and Tax-Exempt Bonds: Risks Presented by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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On November 2, 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” was introduced in the House of Representatives. This act has immediate and far-reaching implications for tax-exempt finance. Among other things, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Tax Reform: House Bill Rewrites Municipal Bond Rules

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The proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act released last week would eliminate the federal tax exemption for interest earned on all private activity bonds—including 501(c)(3) bonds and exempt facility bonds—and advance refunding bonds...more

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State and local governments continue to see a reduction in credits available for Direct Pay Bonds

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As a result of federal sequestration, state and local governments who have issued certain direct pay bonds have seen a reduction in tax subsidy payments since March 1, 2013. Sequestration is a result of Congress’ failure to...more

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