Do you have outstanding tax-exempt bonds? The IRS recently announced that it was launching a new audit initiative, targeting qualified 501(c)(3) bond issues in general, and hospital bond issues in particular. Audits will focus primarily on post-closing compliance by bond issuers and conduit borrowers - especially focusing on private use, federal research agreements, management contracts and lease arrangements.
On April 11, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced proposed rules (i) accelerating periodic report filing dates; (ii) requiring disclosure concerning website access to periodic reports; and (iii) mandating Form 8-K disclosure regarding certain management transactions. Each of these proposed rules, assuming they are adopted, will likely have a substantial effect on a