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The Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt bond office is modifying its market-segment approach to audits, the office's director, Rebecca Harrigal, said.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 18 -
Partnerships between governmental or nonprofit entities and private entities should be treated favorably under private-activity bond and 501(c)(3) bond rules, the National Association of Bond Lawyers argued.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 18 -
National Association of Bond Lawyers members elected the groups' officers for 2014-2015 on Wednesday during NABL's annual meeting.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 17 -
The Village Center Community Development District in Florida, whose status as a political subdivision that can issue tax-exempt bonds has been disputed, is planning to price three issues of taxable refunding bonds next week.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 17 -
Industrial production inched down 0.1% in August, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 15 -
The Bond Dealers of America has hired two new people and promoted a current employee to boost its advocacy efforts.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 15 -
The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee has introduced legislation that would continue funding government programs and services until Dec. 11, preventing a federal government shutdown before the midterm elections.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 10 -
The National Association of State Treasurers' priorities include maintaining the tax- exempt status of municipal bonds, preventing local government investment pools from being hurt by money market mutual fund reforms, and helping to develop criteria under which munis could be considered high-quality liquid assets, said its incoming president, David Lillard, Tennessee' treasurer.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 8 -
Consumer credit increased by $26 billion, or 9.7%, in July to $3.238 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 8 -
The Treasury Department's 2014-2015 priority guidance plan includes new projects to both update guidance on management contracts that impact private-activity bonds, and ensure PAB rules don't conflict with a new type of arrangement promoted by President Obama's health care reform law.
By Naomi JagodaSeptember 4