Industry News
Mar 01 2017
New Issue Price Regulations: The Good, the Bad and the UglyFrom The Bond Buyer, by Victoria Ozimek and Brian Teaff, February 7, 2017
Mar 01 2017
IRS Issue Price Definition for Tax-Exempt BondsInternal Revenue Bulletin: 2017-2, issued January 9, 2017
Mar 01 2017
Former MSRB Deputy Director, Ernesto Lanza, Discusses the New Issue Price RulesPublished by Clark Hill PLC, by Ernesto A. Lanza, December 22, 2016
Mar 01 2017
IRS Releases Final Issue Price Regulations with Significant ChangesPublished by Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, by Barbara Jane League, Gregg Jones, and Cathleen Chang, December 13, 2016
Mar 01 2017
Issuers Ask if Issue Price Rules Will Limit Competitive Bond SalesFrom The Bond Buyer, by Lynn Hume, December 9, 2016
Feb 28 2017
Treasury and IRS Re-Propose Issue Price RulesFrom The Bond Buyer, by Naomi Jagoda, June 23, 2015
Sep 27 2012
MSRB Releases Educational Resources on LIBOR and other Market indicesIn the interest of helping parties in the Municiple market, The MSRB has released educational documents to help understand the relationships between the municipal markets and the indices.
Jul 31 2012
SEC releases report on improvements to the Municipal Securities MarketThe SEC has released a report on the state of the Municipal Securities Market detailing areas and means of improvement as well as Commisioner Walter's Remarks on the news.
May 10 2011
IRS Says it has 25 to 30 Open Examinations on Build America BondsThe IRS, speaking at the American Bar Association tax-exempt financing committee’s spring meeting announced information regarding recent inquiries into Build America Bonds and released other general information about its enforcement efforts.
Dec 21 2010
Rush for BABs May Draw IRS ScrutinyIn an effort to get deals done before the 12/31/10 expiration of BABs, Issuers may be putting themselves at higher risk of enforcement actions by the IRS.
Dec 17 2010
The death of Build America Bonds may be short livedJohn Mica, House of Representatives says that “I can almost guarantee a reiteration of the Build America Bond Program”.
Nov 09 2010
MuniPriceTracker Announces Bond Compliance Services for the Municipal Bond IndustryMinneapolis, MN – November 8, 2010 – The IRS is more interested than ever in verifying municipal bond pricing, particularly given the popularity of Build America Bonds and other bonds for which the federal government is responsible for paying direct tax subsidies to issuers. MuniPriceTracker offers issuers and bond counsels an efficient way to track the trading activity of all municipal bonds and to clearly demonstrate compliance with IRS regulations.
Oct 26 2010
Chicago District Cites Another BAB Audit
Oct 25 2010
The IRS will examine secondary market trading in Build America Bonds as part of its audit process
Oct 25 2010
IRS begins BAB audits
Oct 19 2010
MuniPriceTracker Sponsors 35th NABL WorkshopMuniPriceTracker is proud to announce our sponsorship of the National Association of Bond Lawyers 35th Bond Attorneys' Workshop, October 27–29, 2010, at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Texas.
Oct 07 2010
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