The midterm elections are (mostly!) over. What’s coming next? No one is in a better position to tell you the answer than our Public Policy colleagues. Here for your reading and savoring are two pieces – a breakdown that spans all areas of law, and an analysis of what the election means specifically for tax … Continue Reading
As readers of this blog know, the version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was passed by the House of Representatives would not have allowed any private activity bond (including any qualified 501(c)(3) bond) to be issued as a tax-exempt bond after December 31, 2017. The version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs … Continue Reading
The 2017 tax reform legislation created a new federal subsidy for investment in low-income communities, known as the “Opportunity Zone” program. (We previously covered it on the blog here.) The program allows taxpayers to defer gain from the sale of assets by investing the proceeds into an “Opportunity Fund,” which is a fund that invests … Continue Reading
Happy New Year to all. When we last spoke, we were all breathing a sigh of relief that tax-exempt private activity bonds were spared the sword in the final tax reform legislation, and we poured out a little eggnog for our old friend, the tax-exempt advance refunding bond, gone too soon. But based on comments from … Continue Reading
Update: The President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on December 22, 2017. On that same date, he also executed the Continuing Resolution passed by Congress that permits the federal government to make expenditures through January 19, 2018. This Continuing Resolution also suspends the application of the PAYGO law in respect of the … Continue Reading
Signaling the end of our six-week ride in a runaway cement mixer, the Conference Committee for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has released its Conference Report, which represents a compromise version of the House and Senate-passed versions of the Act. Each chamber has the votes to enact the compromise bill; they’ll do it, and … Continue Reading
Efforts to overhaul the Internal Revenue Code have been spearheaded thus far by a group of Republicans referred to as the “Big Six.”[1] Earlier today, the Big Six released a “unified framework to achieve pro-American, fiscally-responsible tax reform” (the “Framework”). The Framework proposes many changes to the U.S. tax system, but does not propose any … Continue Reading
