Tax-exempt bonds

The bill comes days before the Biden administration will reveal its infrastructure plan. Sources have said municipal bond provisions are likely to be included in an infrastructure package.

Buttigieg's support of PAB financing comes days before the Biden administration plans to unveil its infrastructure proposal.

The public notice filed on EMMA is the first report by any issuer in calendar 2021 of any type of IRS audit communication.

Republican opposition to tax increases supporting an infrastructure bill may hamper the advancement of hoped-for muni tax provisions.

Reinstating certain municipal bond provisions would make way for more infrastructure investment.

The shift was due mainly to the growth of separately managed accounts and other alternative ways that retail investors get involved in the market.

Issuance dropped 26.7% in January, tax-exempt issuance fell 32.6% while refundings and taxables saw smaller declines. Part of the drops were due to the typical nature of lighter January issuance but also issuer anticipation of potential federal aid to combat the pandemic.

This is the first time a coalition representing the buy-side, sell-side and others on the business side of public finance will lobby for specific municipal bond provisions on the Hill.

President Joe Biden's pick for transportation secretary took questions from a Senate panel on how the nation might pay for robust infrastructure.

The Treasury and IRS have only granted a few of the National Association of Bond Lawyers' requests for pandemic-related regulatory relief.

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa's ask seems unlikely given that tax law originates in the House and incoming President Joe Biden's proposals to increase taxes.

Public finance groups are optimistic 2021 will be a breakthrough year for federal tax law changes to help spur the use of tax-advantaged bonds.

Sources see ways to get more investment in infrastructure with municipal bond provisions, but bipartisanship will be essential.

Jonathan Ballan, co-chair of the public and project finance team at Cozen O’Connor, calls for new categories of tax-exempt bonds to help urban areas redevelop from COVID-19. He also makes a deeply personal appeal to tighten cybersecurity laws. Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton hosts. Recorded Nov. 19. (27 minutes)

Twin Cities International School and MIMCS Building Company announced the reversal in a public notice filed Monday.

The IRS will post quarterly updates of its enforcement strategy on the webpage of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division-Compliance Programs and Priorities.

Advance refunding, direct-pay bonds, and increased limits on bank-qualified bonds would be among the muni-friendly tax provisions that have a good chance of becoming law if Democrats control both chambers of Congress.

Nationally, there are around 7,500 charter schools in 44 states in addition to the District of Columbia, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

Rep. Richard Neal was the lead architect of the muni-friendly provisions in the Moving Forward Act which passed the House in July.

Trump's bare-bones campaign agenda released Aug. 23 promises to “build the world’s greatest infrastructure system.”