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The MSRB's controversial commentary about selective disclosure got some support from a top SEC official on Wednesday.
May 30 -
Currently at least 33 states provide 113 different tax credits that are already federally deductible.
May 29 -
Bond lawyer Jonathan Ballan chimes in on creative bond deals, tax-law changes, mortgage financing, mass transit and his recent move to Cozen O’Connor. He also makes a heartfelt plea for municipal and political leaders to weigh in and help “stop the carnage” from the opioid crisis. Paul Burton hosts.
May 29 -
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are the first states to have created charitable funds that taxpayers can contribute to in order to claim a charitable deduction in lieu of paying state and local taxes.
May 24 -
The IRS notice warns that federal law, not state law, controls how payments for federal income tax purposes are characterized.
May 23 -
Rising short-term rates and a lower corporate tax rate have already pushed some municipal issuers out of bank loans and back into the traditional muni space, analysts said.
May 21 -
Bruising political fights over Obamacare and tax reform may have killed the chances for Trump's infrastructure plan, leaving state and local governments to lead the way.
May 17 -
Local, county and state officials said they took initial steps Wednesday in what will become a much larger contingent of elected officials who will jawbone their federal counterparts with testimonials about the cost savings attributable to advance refundings.
May 16 -
Sixty percent of counties identified in the report are located in 20 states outside the areas in New York, New Jersey and California where the $10,000 cap has raised the strongest political objections.
May 10 -
April was a pretty good month for the municipal bond market following the 30% drop in first quarter issuance, said a market expert.
May 9