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Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Sewell, Terri A. Democratic · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2019

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the limitations on deductions for interest expenses of financial institutions that hold tax-exempt bonds, to:

  • permanently increase from $10 million to $30 million the annual limit on the amount of tax-exempt obligations that may be issued to qualify for the small issuer exception to the tax-exempt interest expense allocation rules;
  • require the limit for the small issuer exception to be adjusted for inflation after 2019;
  • make permanent the rule that allows qualified 501(c)(3) bonds to be treated is if they were issued by the tax-exempt organization for whose benefit the bond was issued; and
  • make permanent the special rule for the tax treatment of qualified financings used to make or finance loans to certain states, political subdivisions, or tax-exempt organizations.
What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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