This GAO report describes the process for designating census tracts as Opportunity Zones and compares characteristics of designated and non-designated tracts; describes Qualified Opportunity Funds' experiences with and states' views on the tax...

Federal economic adjustment assistance (EAA) programs were established, in part, to help workers adjust to these economic disruptions. Experts in the GAO's roundtable identified a range of challenges to using EAA programs to effectively respond to...

This report from the Government Accountability Office examines (1) characteristics of borrowers and intermediaries in the Microloan Program, (2) program oversight of intermediaries and borrowers, (3) program performance measures, and (4)...

The America COMPETES Act was authorized to provide loan guarantees for small- or medium-sized manufacturers for the use or production of innovative technologies. To determine the status of the Department of Commerce's efforts to execute this...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released their report on the status of three loan programs administered by the Department of Energy (DOE). In the report, GAO reveals the underutilization of these programs and details the efforts of DOE to...

The Government Accountability Office produced this guide to help identify criteria and analytical questions for policymakers to consider in weighing and evaluating a tax expenditure.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office released this report to Congress on the U.S. Treasury's administration of the Small Business Lending Fund and State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This report from the Government Accountability Office covers the use of Gulf Opportunity Zone bonds through June 2008.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued this report on the U.S. Dept. of Treasury State Small Business Credit Initiative. The report covers how states intend to use the funding and how the Treasury can improve its oversight of the program.

The Government Accountability Office has compiled this report to look at how the Internal Revenue Service has implemented and monitored ARRA provisions. ARRA had more than 50 provisions, many of which were immediately or retroactively available. IRS...

This report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) looks at the New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) program through 2009. It examines CDFI Fund data by year and by state. The report concludes that the program is largely successful in creating...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) prepared this report that questions the continued use of tax credits and other financial incentives to the corn ethanol industry. The GAO also recommends that Congress require the Environmental Protection...

Report by the Government Accountability Office released in 2008 examining the tax-exempt status of certain bonds.

This GAO report (1) describes the status of the NMTC program, (2) profiles community development entities (CDE) that were selected to receive NMTC allocations in 2003, and (3) determines whether systems are in place or planned to ensure compliance...

This report (1) describes the status of the NMTC program, (2) profiles NMTC program participants, (3) assesses the credit’s effectiveness in attracting investment by participating investors, and (4) assesses IRS and the Community Development...