On June 3, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced an expansion in the number and type of Eligible Issuers authorized to use the Municipal Lending Facility (MLF) program. Eligible Issuers now include “Designated Cities,”...more
On May 18, 2020 the New York Federal Reserve released additional information regarding the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) program, including (i) a sample application to the MLF program and (ii) multiple form documents...more
State and local governments frequently finance capital projects such as airports and utility systems by issuing tax-exempt qualified tender bonds (also commonly called variable rate demand obligations or “lower-floaters”) and...more
To accommodate COVID-19-related social distancing requirements, the IRS on May 4, 2020, released Revenue Procedure 2020-21, which provides temporary relief from the in-person public hearing requirement for tax-exempt...more
This alert updates and replaces an April 10, 2020, alert based on an April 27 Federal Reserve Board announcement that expanded the scope and duration of the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). Any capitalized terms used in...more
On April 9, 2020, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin approved the establishment of a Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) aimed at helping the flow of credit to states, counties and cities impacted by the COVID-19...more
An issue of private activity bonds will not qualify for tax-exempt status unless the bond issue has satisfied the "public approval" requirement of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The bond...more
Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
- The Act authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to allocate an additional $400 million in QZABs for 2014. Prior to the Act, no additional allocations of QZABs were to be available to the...more