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LIHTC Requirements Regarding Common Areas, Required Facilities, and Provision of Services

Section 42(d)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code reads: The adjusted basis of any building shall be determined by taking into account the adjusted basis of property (of a character subject to the a...

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Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment HUD Proposed Rule, October 21, 2015

HUD has published a proposed rule in the October 21, 2015 Federal Register titled, Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment and Liability for Discriminatory Housing Practices Under the Fair ...

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Eligible Basis: IRS Reconciliation of Allowable Costs

During an audit, a primary point of examination by the IRS will be the reconciliation of eligible basis, and identification of large, unusual or questionable items.   Reconciliation of Elig...

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Short Term Rental Fees for Vouchers

In Velez v. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, 2015 U.S. App. Lexis 13265 (6th Cir. July 30, 2015), an appeals court ruled that fees for short-term rentals are considered rent and must be paid ...

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Costs Included In Eligible Basis

  The next few articles in this series of articles on the IRS Audit Guide will focus on the important issue of Eligible Basis, the beginning point for the calculation of credits. This first ar...

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No Increase in 2016 Social Security Rates

The federal government announced today that the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2016 will be zero. This means that there will be no change in the Social Security income of SS reci...

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Taxpayer Removal from the Program - The Section 42 Death Penalty

Taxpayer Removal from the Program - The Section 42 Death Penalty   IRS Treasury Regulation 1.42-5(e)(3) provides authority for the state agency to report to the IRS that a building is ...

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Allocations Under the Nonprofit Set-Aside - IRS Requirements

IRC Section 42(h)(5) requires that a portion of each states annual credit ceiling be set aside for allocation to projects involving qualified nonprofit organizations. Specifically, the Code requires t...

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