Feature
July 24, 2019
Taking over the management of a tax credit site in the middle of its compliance period can be tricky. That’s because the owner or former manager has important information you need to know to manage the site effectively, and you must ask the owner or former manager the right questions to make...
Compliance
July 24, 2019
The IRS Office of Chief Counsel recently issued a memorandum addressing noncompliance of common areas in LIHTC sites. The memo was issued in response to a clarification request by an IRS Program Manager for Technical Issues. The memo states that its advice may not be used or cited as precedent, but...
In the News
July 24, 2019
The National League of Cities (NLC) Housing Task Force recently published “Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable Housing.” The report focuses on the challenges and solutions communities are using to address the nation's growing affordable housing crisis. The report offers several...
In the News
July 24, 2019
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created Opportunity Zones (OZs) to stimulate long-term investments in low-income communities. As the initiative offers capital gains tax relief to those who invest in these distressed areas, the tax incentives are anticipated to spur $100 billion in private capital...
In the News
July 24, 2019
According to an analysis by the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA), the amount of capital targeted for investment in designated Opportunity Zones (OZs) has increased dramatically. NCSHA compiles a directory of OZ funding opportunities. This resource provides descriptions and contact...
In the News
July 24, 2019
Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) recently released its annual report, “The State of the Nation’s Housing 2019.” The report examines the state of the housing market in 2018. It found that:
Feature
June 27, 2019
To comply with tax credit rules, you must verify the student status of each household member who says he or she is a student. That’s because tax credit rules bar households composed entirely of full-time students. And if the student is a member of a household that’s not barred for this...
Dealing with Households
June 27, 2019
If you don’t know when to count—and when not to count—the income of absentees, because of military service or otherwise, during recertification at your mixed-income site, you can miscalculate residents’ rent and jeopardize the owner’ tax credits. Counting the income of...
In the News
June 27, 2019
Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), along with a group of 13 bipartisan senators, reintroduced the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act, which aims to better understand and respond to America’s housing affordability crisis...
In the News
June 27, 2019
Presidential candidates are increasingly focused on affordable housing. Most recently, Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro joined other presidential hopefuls, including Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), in releasing a...
