On December 9, 2016, the United States Treasury Department published regulations (the “Issue Price Regulations”) setting forth new rules for the determination of the issue price of a tax-exempt bond issue. The Issue Price...more
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has approved final issue price regulations under Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code, effective for bond offerings sold on or after June 7, 2017. The new definition of issue price...more
On December 9, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released new regulations under Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (referred to herein as the code) regarding the determination of the...more
For a variety of reasons related to arbitrage, it often is important to identify the "issue price" of tax-exempt bonds with precision and certainty. Existing Treasury Regulations generally allow the "issue price" of publicly...more
On December 9, 2016, the IRS released final Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) relating to the “issue price” of tax-exempt bonds for purposes of arbitrage investment restrictions. Although, on balance, an...more
Municipal financings are often perceived as a very complex, and even overwhelming, undertaking. The various rules and regulations which govern the process oftentimes seem complicated and difficult to understand. Keep in mind...more