Alison Benge

Alison Benge’s practice at Pacifica focuses on tax advice relating to public finance transactions. She regularly provides the tax analysis for tax-exempt bond issues for municipalities, school districts, water and sewer systems, electric utilities, conduit issuers, and other governmental entities. 

Alison has extensive experience with the tax issues relating to general obligation bonds, utility revenue bonds (water, sewer, and electric), 501(c)(3) financings (for medical, educational, and retirement facilities), multifamily housing, tax credit and direct subsidy bonds, land secured financings (special tax bonds and assessment bonds), lease financings and certificates of participation, and small issue manufacturing bonds. She provides advice with respect to new money transactions and refunding issues (including taxable refundings, forward delivery bonds and cash defeasances), allocation and accounting issues, arbitrage and rebate, private business use, and post-issuance compliance. She regularly serves as a panelist and speaker on topics relating to the tax-exemption of municipal bonds.