On August 31, 2021, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2021-39, which extends until March 31, 2022, the period during which issuers will be permitted to conduct telephonic public hearings for tax-exempt bonds....more
Hoping to alleviate the immense damage to vulnerable communities inflicted by COVID-19 and racial inequities that have drawn the spotlight over the past year, foundations and other charitable institutions are digging deeper...more
The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2020-21, which provided relief for issuers seeking to do a public hearing for their bonds amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, on May 4, 2020. Revenue Procedure 2020-21 permitted a public hearing...more
The “Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act” (the “LOCAL Infrastructure Act”) and the “American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020” (the “AIBs Act”) were recently...more
Tax-exempt and public-school employers who maintain 403(b) retirement plans for their employees must update their plan documents to comply with applicable legal qualification requirements (as opposed to individual design...more
If your organization is a hospital, nursing home, life plan community, ambulatory surgery facility, or behavioral health provider with publicly held tax-exempt bonds outstanding, it is essential that you consider enhancing...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
On May 4, 2020 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2020-21 (Public Hearing Notice) and Notice 2020-25 (Reissuance Notice). These Notices provide limited, temporary relief to issuers of tax-exempt bonds in two...more
TEMPORARY GUIDANCE REGARDING TEFRA HEARINGS - On May 4, 2020, effective immediately in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury and the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2020-21 that retroactively permits telephonic hearings...more
The IRS provided much-awaited relief for issuers seeking to do a public hearing for their bonds amidst the current pandemic situation. The IRS guidance, Revenue Procedure 2020-21, permits a public hearing to be held by...more
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Notice 2020-23 the IRS extended the due date for issuers of tax-exempt obligations to file Forms 8038 or 8038-G for transactions that closed during the first quarter of 2020. ...more
Given the economic impact of COVID-19 and the ongoing uncertainty of how long it will last, borrowers of tax-exempt bond proceeds may find themselves in the position of requesting their lenders to temporarily waive certain...more
States, municipalities and 501(c)(3) organizations (Issuers) likely will have to incur significant expenses in their fight against COVID-19. Even if Issuers have reserves available for these costs, there are a few different...more
COVID-19 has rightfully dominated the news over the last several weeks, leaving municipalities, nonprofit organizations and businesses scrambling to determine the impact of this pandemic on, among other things, their...more
On Friday March 27, 2020, President Trump signed Senate Bill 3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or “CARES Act,” into law. While states and their political subdivisions remain hopeful that future...more