<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/merrick-today-salt-deduction-municipal-bond-pricing.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>04/11/2025</pubDate><title>How the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Influenced Municipal Bond Pricing </title><description>The recent scholarly work of Dr. Mikhail Pevzner.</description><author>Business Today</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/2000x1500-SALT-Tax-AdobeStock_239368842.jpeg" alt="an image of a calculator and the the words state and local tax"/></image><image-cap/><quote>Given that local real estate taxes are both a primary component of the SALT deduction and a crucial source of municipal revenue, the TCJA's impact on local government finances remains uncertain.</quote><quote-name>Mikhail Pevzner</quote-name><quote-info>Professor of Accounting</quote-info><tags><tag>Faculty: Mikhail Pevzner</tag><tag>Merrick School of Business</tag></tags></item>