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Trump Releases One-Page Tax Plan

4/27/2017

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The White House unveiled the President’s propsal for tax reform. We’ll be providing more analysis of the propsal and the tax reform debate in general, but for now wanted to be sure that you saw the proposal itself. We haven’t received a copy of the document yet, but we do have the photo of the one-page plan. As you’ll see, it is limited in details.
 
For business taxpayers, the proposal calls for: 
 
  • 15 percent business tax rate
  • Territorial tax system
  • One-time tax on earnings held overseas
  • Elimination of tax breaks for special interests
 
For individual taxpayers, the proposal: 
 
  • Reduces the 7 tax brackets to 3 tax brackets of 10%, 25%, and 35%
  • Doubles the standard deduction
  • Provides tax relief for families with child and dependent care expenses
  • Protects home ownership and charitable gift tax deductions
  • Repeals the Alternative Minimum Tax
  • Repeals the estate tax
  • Repeals the 3.8% Obamacare tax
 
Please let us know if you have any questions, and be on the lookout for more details from us shortly.
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Legislative Proposals to Increase Economic Growth

4/17/2017

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The High Quality Liquid Asset  rules of the Federal Reserve and other bank regulators restrict big  bank purchases of non-HQLA. The present  rule established a minimum liquidity requirement for large banking organizations and identified acceptable investments – deemed HQLA – to meet this requirement. It failed to include municipal securities in any of the acceptable investment categories.
 
As part of The Public Finance Network, we have supported legislative relief to classify all investment grade, liquid and readily marketable municipal securities as HQLA.  Because of the limited scope of this regulation,  I do not consider it a critical issue. But, we should support efforts to maintain our purchaser base and to make common cause with our muni allies.
 
Below are testimony, in which we joined, to the Senate Banking Committee in support of S. 828 and to the House on H.R. 1624. If you wish to contact your congressional delegation on this issue, this material should be helpful. But, if you need help let us know.
 
Senate Banking Committee S. 828
House H.R. 1624
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Interesting Information about Muni Bonds

4/6/2017

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Legislation has been introduced that would allow high quality municipal debt to levels equivalent to debt issued by corporation.
     Rounds, Warner Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Financial Stability to Muni Bonds
State and Local Governments Urge Congress to Preserve the State and Local Tax Deduction and the Municipal Bond Exclusion in Tax Reform Efforts 
     Muni Letter on behalf of State and Local Officials
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    Charles A. Samuels
    Charles is a Member in the Washington D.C. office of Mintz Levin. He also serves as Washington Advocate to NAHEFFA.

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