Tax

Gov. Newsom doubled down on an $11.5 billion gas rebate plan opposed by fellow Democrats in his May budget revision.

A third of states lost population in 2021, a trend that is likely to continue and one that will have significant impact on the way in which state finance officials operate in the years to come.

Lawmakers and advocates of U.S. tax credits like tax-exempt debt aren't getting many answers from Treasury about an impending global tax regime that diminishes the value of the tax tools.

The development could potentially affect the tax-exempt status of bonds issued for the school, though it will likely be resolved before that happens.

Audit times for municipal bond issuers are on the rise, with the median reaching 164 days in 2020 compared with 147 in 2009.

The legislative clock is ticking as midterm campaigning ramps up, but the lame duck session offers a fresh opportunity.

The city has received a notice from the IRS seeking evidence bond proceeds were used on the construction, rehabilitation or repair of public school buildings.

Arizona governor Doug Ducey has standing to sue the U.S. Treasury, his office told a federal court, after the federal agency moved to dismiss a suit brought after it warned that federal pandemic funds shouldn’t be used to undermine federal mask and school mandates.

The court's decision leaves issuers back to looking for a legislative solution.

By dampening corporate interest in tax incentives, the new global minimum tax would hurt low-income housing and drive up issuer borrowing costs, a group of 29 organizations said in the letter to Yellen.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his party's leaders have proposed conflicting plans to give residents relief from gas taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service will permanently allow TEFRA hearings to be held remotely.

The MSRB has issued a warning that with the rise in interest rates in recent months, bonds trading at a discount may be less liquid than those trading at par.

The city has succeeded in defending the tax-exempt status of a series of bonds issued in 2013 against IRS claims that they should be retroactively taxable.

The legislation would allow tax-exempt financing for the replacement of privately owned lead service lines.

Transportation advocates remain opposed to the legislation and the Biden Administration has not taken a position.

The president touted the benefits of last year's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and American Rescue Plan Act during his first State of the Union address.

States have appropriated 72% of the ARPA funds they have received so far and many state legislatures are developing plans to spend the rest.

Sponsors of the Supporting American with Lower Taxes Act see it as a potential compromise on the contentious state and local tax deduction cap issue.

A bill to prevent tax-exempt financing of professional sports stadiums may become part of a larger tax bill, as further discussions to revive some muni provisions may begin this year.