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Agenda Level of Suport for the NMTC? Tax Reform Impact? Reintroduce NMTC Bill? CDFI Fund How Affected Advocacy What can we do?
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Current House and Senate Leadership HOUSE SENATE Cosponsored previous permanency bills REP. RYAN REP. PELOSI SEN. MCCONNELL SEN. SCHUMER Speaker Minority Leader Majority Leader Minority Leader Wis. - 1 Calif. - 12 Kentucky New York
House Ways and Means Committee Current Roster Kevin Brady, TX Sam Johnson, TX Devin Nunes, CA Pat Tiberi, OH Dave Reichert, WA Tom Price, GA Vern Buchanan, FL Adrian Smith, NE Lynn Jenkins, KS Erik Paulsen, MN Kenny Marchant, TX Diane Black, TN Republicans Sect y of Health & Human Services Ways and Means Leadership Tom Reed, NY Mike Kelly, PN Jim Renacci, OH Pat Meehan, PA Kristi Noem, SD George Holding, NC Jason T. Smith, MO Tom Rice, SC David Kevin Schweikert, Brady AZ Jackie Walorski, R-TX IN Carlos Curbelo, FL Richard Neal, MA Sander Levin, MI John Lewis, GA Xavier Becerra, CA Lloyd Doggett, TX Mike Thompson, CA John B. Larson, CT Earl Blumenauer, OR Richard Neal D-MA Democrats CA Attorney General Ron Kind, WI Bill Pascrell, NJ Joseph Crowley, NY Danny K. Davis, IL Linda Sánchez, CA Brian Higgins, NY Terri Sewell, AL Suzan Delbene, WA Replacing Sander Levin
House Ways and Means Committee Current Roster Kevin Brady, TX Sam Johnson, TX Devin Nunes, CA Pat Tiberi, OH Dave Reichert, WA Tom Price, GA Vern Buchanan, FL Adrian Smith, NE Lynn Jenkins, KS Erik Paulsen, MN Kenny Marchant, TX Diane Black, TN Republicans Sect y of Health & Human Services Tom Reed, NY Mike Kelly, PA Jim Renacci, OH Pat Meehan, PA Kristi Noem, SD George Holding, NC Jason T. Smith, MO Tom Rice, SC David Schweikert, AZ Jackie Walorski, IN Carlos Curbelo, FL Richard Neal, MA Sander Levin, MI John Lewis, GA Xavier Becerra, CA Lloyd Doggett, TX Mike Thompson, CA John B. Larson, CT Earl Blumenauer, OR Democrats CA Attorney General Ron Kind, WI Bill Pascrell, NJ Joseph Crowley, NY Danny K. Davis, IL Linda Sánchez, CA Brian Higgins, NY Terri Sewell, AL Suzan Delbene, WA
Senate Finance Committee Current Roster Orrin Hatch, UT Chuck Grassley, IA Mike Crapo, ID Pat Roberts, KS Michael Enzi, WY John Cornyn, TX John Thune, SD Republicans Richard Burr, NC Johnny Isakson, GA Rob Portman, OH Patrick Toomey, PA Dean Heller, NV Tim Scott, SC Bill Cassidy, LA Ron Wyden, OR Debbie Stabenow, MI Maria Cantwell, WA Bill Nelson, FL Robert Menendez, NJ Thomas Carper, DE Democrats Benjamin Cardin, MD Sherrod Brown, OH Michael Bennet, CO Robert Casey, Jr., PA Mark Warner, VA Claire McCaskill, MO
President DONALD TRUMP 306 ELECTORAL VOTES
Key Treasury Officials Steven Mnuchin Treasury Secretary???? Deputy Secretary???????? Undersecretary for Domestic Finance???? Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions???? Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy John Koskinen IRS Commissioner
Broadening the Base RATES And lowering the rates Tax Revenue 35% 25%
Timetable Continuing Resolution Funding FY 2017 Expires April 28, 2017 Late April/May Trump Budget Budget Resolution with Reconciliation Instructions for Tax Reform Late Spring Summer/Fall/Early 2018 Tax reform debate
www.novoco.com/blog With that in mind, the following discussion examines two major GAAP considerations with respect to NMTC investments if the corporate tax rate is lowered: 1. current impairment of existing investments, and 2. the effect of lower corporate tax rates on deferred tax assets or liabilities.
House GOP Tax Reform Blueprint Calls for top 20% corporate tax rate No deduction for net interest expense, but immediate depreciation of new investments (excluding land) Top 33% individual tax rate, with 50% exclusion for capital gains and investment income Silent on LIHTC, NMTC, HTC and tax-exempt bonds Document does say that tax reform as proposed generally will eliminate specialinterest deductions and credits in favor of providing lower tax rates. Tax Reform Task Force describes the blueprint as the beginning of our conversation about how to fix our broken tax code. Legislative language by the first quarter of 2017 W&M Republican tax reform retreat informal vote on retaining LIHTC in tax reform blueprint legislation
Corporate Integration SENATOR ORRIN HATCH
NMTC Extension Bills: Three Principles 1. 2. 3. Make the NMTC a permanent part of the tax code Provide businesses and investors with certainty and end the tax extenders game Expand a program that works Provide $5 billion annually with an adjustment for inflation Improve efficiency Improve pricing with AMT relief for NMTC investors and elimination of the basis reduction Reduce and simplify paperwork for Targeted Populations
Potential Reintroduction of Permanency Bills Sen. Blunt R Mo. Rep. Tiberi R - Ohio To potentially replace Schumer as cosponsor Sen. Cardin D Md. Not yet committed Rep. Richard Neal D Mass.
Potential Reintroduction of Permanency Bills Sen. Blunt R Mo. Rep. Tiberi Two new potential provisions: Basis adjustment Targeted populations R - Ohio
Congress January 3, 2017 President Trump Elected 46 DEMOCRATS 2 INDEPENDENTS 52 REPUBLICANS 194 DEMOCRATS 241 REPUBLICANS
Who has been in office since Jan. 1, 2009? 51% of Senate 36% of Congress 33% of House 26 DEMOCRATS 1 INDEPENDENTS 24 REPUBLICANS 64 DEMOCRATS 78 REPUBLICANS
NMTC Coalition Plan Sign-on Letter (Deadline Extended Through February 3rd) Extension Bills Congressional Briefing In District Site Visits: April Recess (8th through 23rd) Conference and Lobby Day in June
Site Visits (April 8 th 23 rd )
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