Tax

The proposal would offset all gas tax losses to the Highway Trust Fund but would still hasten its insolvency.

A new report from Merritt Research Services looks at potential post-pandemic problems for big cities that rely on taxes from commercial real estate.

Issuer groups have sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service requesting remote hearings be made permanent in connection with the issuance of private activity bonds as many issuers still grapple with remote working and ongoing COVID-19 concerns.

The think tank seeks papers with a focus on research related to the impact of COVID-19 on public finance, innovations in funding infrastructure and threats posed by climate change.

The revised form is a step in addressing the massive backlog of paper Form 8038-CPs that were built up as a result of COVID-19 related shutdowns.

With an insolvent Highway Trust Fund, alternatives to the federal fuel tax are more important than ever.

Democrat-leaning states argue that the $10,000 SALT cap deduction is politically motivated and violates the U.S. Constitution.

The complaint, targeting Louisiana’s complex sales tax collection system, comes after voters rejected a constitutional amendment to simplify local sales and use tax collection.

The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department have a number of important updates for the muni market in 2022.

Industry advocates want to preserve allocation of private activity bonds to the states and help Congress understand the benefits of advance refunding.