Form 8038-CP, Return for Credit Payments to Issuers of Qualified Bonds, will be used to make direct payments to State and local governments. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-5, provides State and local governments with the option of issuing a tax credit bond instead of a tax-exempt governmental obligation bond. The bill gives State and local governments the option to receive a direct payment from the Federal government equal to a subsidy that would have been received through the Federal tax credit for bonds.
Form 8038-CP is used by issuers of build America bonds, recovery zone economic development bonds, and specified tax credit bonds who elect to receive a direct payment from the Federal Government equal to a percentage of the interest payments on these bonds. Changes were made to the form to comply with the current regulations. For specific tax credit bonds with mutual bond maturities, the refundable credit is determined separately for each maturity. For qualified school construction bonds or qualified zone construction bonds or qualified zone the refundable credit payments for all maturities must be requested on a single Form 8038-CP for each interest payment date. For qualified energy conservation bonds and new clean renewable energy bonds, the refundable credit payment for each maturity must be requested on a separate Form 8038-CP for each interest payment date. As a result of the changes, the total estimated annual burden is projected to increase by 112,000 hours.
$22,500
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Uncollected
Trene Cheek 202 283-2225
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