Tax laws

California government officials are trying to figure out how best to use the Opportunity Zones created in the 2017 federal tax bill.

The plan for a second tax reform bill is galvanizing municipal market groups to step up lobbying efforts to tout the importance and benefits of munis to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

The proposed rules would clarify that an institutional investor could take part in a public-private partnership for a bond-financed project without making the bonds taxable.

The IRS has produced dozens of "issue snapshots" for the tax-exempt bond community, charities and non-profits, retirement plans, Indian tribal governments and federal, state and local governments.