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Our modern compliance toolkit puts the calculations, guidance, and research professionals need in one place. Built for the people who handle tax credit compliance every day, and free to start.

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Paystub, hourly, salary, YTD, benefits, asset, and rent calculators.

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LIHTC.guide Asset Calculator screen showing household assets, net family assets, and income from assets under HOTMA rules

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Net family assets and income from assets, done the HOTMA way

Enter each asset with its cash value and actual income, and the calculator determines net family assets and income from assets under 24 CFR 5.609(a), automatically applying the right imputed-income scenario. Switch the HUD effective year and it handles pre-HOTMA certifications with the greater-of method too.

Passbook rate and $50,000 threshold pulled from current HUD values
Retirement, 529, and irrevocable trust assets excluded automatically
Flags self-certification versus third-party verification
Printable Asset Analysis Worksheet for the tenant file

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LIHTC.guide Student Financial Aid Calculator screen showing Title IV aid, other assistance, covered costs, and the countable amount

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Know exactly how much student aid counts as income

List the Title IV aid and other assistance from the award letter, enter the actual covered costs, and the calculator excludes Title IV in full, applies other aid to the remaining costs, and shows the countable amount with the reasoning, per 24 CFR 5.609(b)(9).

Title IV assistance always excluded, even when it exceeds costs
Other aid applied only to costs Title IV did not reach
Plain-English explanation and a four-line ledger of the determination
Printable determination for the tenant file

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LIHTC.guide Income Limit and Rent Tables screen showing HUD income limits by household size and maximum rents by bedroom size for Lake County, Florida

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Income limits and maximum rents for any area, any year

Pick a county, city, or state and get HUD area median income limits by household size at 30 through 80 percent of AMI, plus the maximum allowable gross rent for every bedroom size. Flip between years to check a certification against the limits that were in effect at the time.

Search by county, city, or state, identified by FIPS code
Limits and rents for every year back to 2010
Maximum gross rents from efficiency through five bedrooms
HERA Special income limits shown where they apply

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LIHTC.guide RD Eligibility Checker screen showing an address lookup, an ineligible status result, and the location pinned on a map

RD Eligibility Checker Free

Is the property in a USDA Rural Development eligible area?

Enter a street address and the checker geocodes it, tests the coordinates against USDA Rural Development ineligible areas, and returns an eligible or ineligible result in under a second. The pinned map lets you confirm you have the right location before you rely on the answer.

Type an address or use your device location
Result plotted on an interactive map with coordinates
Location eligibility only; income and program rules still apply

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LIHTC.guide HUD Inflation-Adjusted Values screen listing HOTMA thresholds, deductions, and the passbook savings rate with CFR citations

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Current HUD and HOTMA values at a glance

The annual HOTMA inflation-adjusted thresholds, deductions, and passbook savings rate, kept current and effective each calendar year. Every figure is tied to the regulation it comes from, so you always know the authority behind the number.

Each value cited to its CFR section
Select any effective year, with the current year flagged
Clear notes on where a threshold applies

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LIHTC.guide BAH Lookup screen showing Basic Allowance for Housing rates with and without dependents by year for an E-6 in the Dallas, Texas housing area

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Basic Allowance for Housing rates for military household income

Enter the service member's duty-station ZIP code and pay grade to pull the Military Housing Area and the monthly BAH rate, with and without dependents, for every year on file. It is the figure you need when BAH counts as income under the Section 8 definition that LIHTC borrows.

Duty-station ZIP resolves to the correct Military Housing Area
With-dependents and without-dependents rates side by side
Annual DoD rates going back to 2017
Notes the IRS Notice 2008-79 exclusion for qualifying installations

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08/30/2026

When Is a Tenant Affidavit Necessary in a LIHTC File?

One recurring challenge in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit compliance is determining when the information provided on a rental application is enough and when a separate affidavit, certification, or ve...

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08/13/2026

HUD Revises VAWA Lease Addendum for Multifamily Housing Programs

HUD has published a substantially revised version of HUD Form-91067, the VAWA Lease Addendum for Multifamily Housing Programs, bringing the long-outdated lease addendum closer to the current statutory...

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08/08/2026

HUD Releases 2027 HOTMA Inflation-Adjusted Values and Passbook Savings Rate

On Monday, August 3, 3026, HUD released the inflation-adjusted values and passbook savings rate for the 2027 calendar year, as required under the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) ...

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Greystar Faces 114 Fair Housing Complaints Over Alleged Refusal to Accept Housing Vouchers

Housing Rights Initiative, a national nonprofit fair housing organization, has filed 114 administrative complaints alleging that properties managed by Greystar refused to rent to prospective residents...

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