California

In a letter dated May 11, 2009, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer sent a letter to key staff at the Department of the Treasury, HUD and the IRS expressing concerns about the recent Application and Terms and Conditions guidance for the implementation of Section 1602 (the Exchange Program) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

NH&RA will continue to update the ARRA resource page below as information is made available.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) has made available its application for cash in lieu of tax credits under the Tax Credit Exchange program, created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Based on additional feedback received, the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee has revised its proposed regulation changes for implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee recently made available its 2009 applications and supporting attachments for the 9% competitive tax credit program, the 4% tax exempt bond program combining federal and state tax credits, and the 4% tax exempt bond program.

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The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) yesterday (April 16) issued a memo in response to public comments received on its proposed regulation changes related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). TCAC has considered all the comments and has finalized its recommendations to the Committee for adoption on April 30, 2009.

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee has issued a memo regarding its single 2009 funding round for 9% tax credits. CTCAC staff has proposed a regulatory scheme that would allow competitive Credit Ceiling (9%) reservation recipients 45 days following preliminary reservation to obtain an equity partner Letter of Intent. If applicants were unsuccessful in obtaining an equity partner, they could return their 9% credits and compete for cash in lieu of credits.

We are pleased to announce that Mercedes Márquez, General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department will be delivering the Luncheon Address for the 2009 Spring Developers Forum, May 11-12 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee will hold public hearings on March 24 (Los Angeles), March 25 (Sacrament) and March 26 (Oakland) to discuss proposed amendments to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (DLAC) have published joint market study guidelines for their 2009 low-income housing tax credit and tax-exempt bond allocation programs.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) has rescheduled its application workshops for its 2009 low-income housing tax credit program in order to draft changes to modify its qualified allocation plan in responses to provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.