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FY 2021 Sequestration Reduction Rate for Direct Pay Tax Credit Bonds Set at 5.7%

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According to the IRS website, the sequester reduction rate applied to payments made to issuers of direct pay tax credit bonds in fiscal year 2021 will be 5.7 percent. This percentage will apply to all subsidy payments...more

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FY 2020 Sequestration Reduction Rate Set at 5.9%

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According to the IRS website, the sequester reduction rate applied to payments made to issuers of direct pay tax credit bonds in fiscal year 2020 will be 5.9 percent. This percentage will apply to all subsidy payments...more

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FY 2019 Sequestration Reduction Rate for Direct Pay Tax Credit Bonds Set at 6.2 Percent

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According to the IRS website, the sequester reduction rate applied to payments made to issuers of direct pay tax credit bonds in fiscal year 2019 will be 6.2 percent. This percentage will apply to all subsidy payments...more

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Tax Reform Could Indirectly Eliminate Direct Pay Subsidy For Outstanding Tax Credit Bonds

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An article released by The Bond Buyer on November 14, 2017, reports that, if Congress were to pass the proposed legislation released by the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives on November 2, 2017...more

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FY 2018 Sequestration Reduction Percentage for Direct Pay Tax Credit Bonds Set at 6.6 Percent

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According to an update released by The IRS Office of Tax Exempt Bonds, the sequester reduction percentage applied to the payments made to issuers of direct pay bonds in fiscal year 2018 will be 6.6 percent. This percentage...more

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State and local governments continue to see a reduction in credits available for Direct Pay Bonds

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As a result of federal sequestration, state and local governments who have issued certain direct pay bonds have seen a reduction in tax subsidy payments since March 1, 2013. Sequestration is a result of Congress’ failure to...more

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FY 2016 Sequestration Reduction Percentage for Direct Pay Tax Credit Bonds Set at 6.8 Percent

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According to an update released by The IRS Office of Tax Exempt Bonds (TEB), the sequester reduction percentage applied to the payments made to issuers of direct pay bonds in FY 2016 will be 6.8 percent. This percentage will...more

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Locke Lord QuickStudy: February 2015 Update on Federal Budget Sequestration Affecting Build America Bonds and Other Direct Pay...

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As we have noted in previous client advisories, under current law, direct pay bond subsidy payments are subject to federal budgetary sequestration through fiscal year 2024. On February 2, 2015, the Office of Management and...more

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Congress Extends QZABs, New Markets Tax Credits; Continuing Effect of Sequestration

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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

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Sequestration: Federal Subsidy Payments for BABS and Other Direct-Pay Subsidy Bonds will be Reduced 8.7%

Pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, on March 1, 2013, the President issued the sequestration order which requires automatic spending cuts ("sequestration") as the result of Congress' failure to...more

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