The BLX Institute

What it is

The BLX Institute is curated educational content supporting post-issuance compliance in the municipal and non-profit sectors. This public resource covers the fundamentals of post-issuance compliance.

Arbitrage Rebate Compliance

Post-Issuance / Private Use Compliance

Continuing Disclosure

Compliance Timeline – Tax-Exempt New Money Issue

Tax-exempt bonds have numerous filing requirements and deadlines issuers and borrowers must comply with over the life of the bonds. The below timeline highlights compliance milestones related to arbitrage rebate compliance, private business use, and Schedule K filings (for nonprofit organizations).

BLX onCompliance
A monthly video series from BLX on compliance topics relevant to public finance and tax-exempt bonds.

BLX Alerts
A historical index of timely alerts based on relevant current events in public finance.

BLX is committed to continuing education and hosts webinars, on-site training, and workshops. For more information, please contact Cynthia Sixtos at [email protected] or 213.612.2207.

BLXonCOMPLIANCE – Latest Video

Tax Reform – The Countdown Is On 2.0 (Ed Oswald, Orrick) - NEW! - 01/24/2025

Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee released a 51-page list of targeted programs, policies, and plans for a reconciliation bill to pay for an extension of the tax cuts provided by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with many of those provisions set to expire later this year. Included in that list are the total elimination of tax-exempt bonds, ending tax preferences for private activity bonds, and eliminating the nonprofit status for hospitals and healthcare, among others. Listen today for an update on these items and what the industry is doing right now to combat these efforts. (January 24, 2025)

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