12 pm ET Introduction


Introduction

  • Focus on 501(c)(3) bonds and institutions
  • Relevance for governmental bonds and public institutions
  • Overview of tax-exempt bonds and post-issuance compliance
  • Overview of presentation

Private Business Use—Legal Principles

  • Basic principles (definition, measured issue by issue, limit, etc.)
  • Differences between 501(c)(3) and governmental bonds
  • Common types of private business use
  • Exceptions

How to Calculate Private Business Use

  • Legal principles
  • Examples of calculations for new money issue and refunding issue

Alternative Tests and Arbitrage

  • Private payment or security test
  • Arbitrage

Questions and Answers

    IRS Enforcement

    • 2006 501(c)(3) bond audit initiative
    • 2007 501(c)(3) bond questionnaire (and 2009 governmental bond questionnaire)
    • Schedule K

    Implementing a Bond Compliance Plan: A 10 Step Plan

    • Initial private business use review
    • Completing Schedule K
    • Other "ten steps"

    One Institution's Approach to Private Business Use Compliance

      Questions and Answers

        2 pm ET   Conclusion