LIHTC

HUD has published a notice that designates Difficult Development Areas (DDA) for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. HUD makes new DDA and Qualified Census Tract (QCT) designations annually.

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has leveraged a $5 million grant from the federal Capital Magnet Fund and a $19 million loan from Morgan Stanley to launch the Neighborhood Revitalization Loan Fund.

The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) has released the draft 2012 Qualified Allocation Plan for public review and comment.

The South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC State Housing) released its draft 2012 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and proposed 2012 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Manual.

The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority released the final Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for 2012. The agency will host a 2012 QAP and LIHTC application training on November 17, 2011 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Registration is required and space is limited to 70 people. The 2012 tax credit application round deadline has been set for 5:00 pm on January 31, 2012

The Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) released the final Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for 2012. VHDA Board of Commissioners approved the document on October 12, 2011. The reservation application and market study deadline is scheduled for 2:00 pm on March 16, 2012.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2011-87 to announce the temporary suspension of certain requirements for low-income housing tax credit projects in order to provide emergency housing relief to individuals affected by Hurricane Irene and/or Tropical Storm Lee in New York.

In Revenue Procedure 2011-52, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) set the inflation-adjusted State credit ceiling for the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program and private activity bond caps for calendar year 2012.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2011-83 to grant certain low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) properties relief from certain requirements to provide emergency housing relief needed as a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee in Pennsylvania.

The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) has reminded allocatees that carryover allocation documentation and payment of the allocation fee for all 2011 9% tax credit reservation recipients is due to TCAC no later than…

The White House’s Rental Policy Working Group recently released realignment requirements for several critical administrative policy areas in order to better align Federal rental policy. As one of the first initiatives to be tested, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has been selected as the nation’s first housing authority to implement federal subsidy layering review realignment.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2011-83 to announce the suspension of certain requirements for low-income housing tax credit projects in order to provide emergency housing relief to individuals affected by Hurricane Irene and/or Tropical Storm Lee in Pennsylvania.