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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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Revisions to Public Housing Flat Rents - Interim Rule, September 8, 2015

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published in Interim Rule in the September 8, 2015 Federal Register, titled Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Public Housing: Revisi...

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Children For Whom Custody is Being Sought - To Count or Not to Count

Children for Whom Custody is Being Obtained - To Count or Not to Count   When determining income eligibility for Section 8 or Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties, HUD Section 8...

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The IRS and Extended Use Agreements

The IRS and Extended Use Agreements   As outlined in 42 (h) (6), all LIHTC properties allocated credits after 1989 must have an extended use agreement (EUA). The agreement is entered into...

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HUD Clarifications Regarding Completion of Utility Allowances

I sent a memo to clients on June 29, 2015, regarding HUD Notice H 2015-04, which was published by HUD on June 22, 2015. This Notice outlined revised HUD requirements relative to the Methodology for Co...

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Definition of a Parent for the Section 42 Student Rule

Section 42 (i) (3) (D) states that certain students do not disqualify a unit from being low-income for LIHTC purposes. Five exceptions are outlined in the Code, one of which states "A unit shall not f...

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