The Bond Buyer
Smaller private colleges face tougher burden if private activity bonds go away
The House Republican tax package would put some more pressure on the already pressured private higher education sector.
Eliminating the tax-exemption for private activity bonds would force private schools to issue more expensive taxable debt for capital projects.
The House bill, which advanced Thursday from the House Ways and Means Committee, would terminate PABs on Jan. 1, 2018.