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HUD Publishes 2017 Income Limits

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A. J. Johnson
On April 14, 2017, HUD published the 2017 income limits for HUD programs as well as for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Tax-Exempt Bond programs. The limits for the LIHTC and Bond projects are published separately from the limits…

Proposed Changes to LIHTC Program

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A. J. Johnson
On July 14, 2016, the “Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2016” was introduced in the Senate by Senators Cantwell, Hatch, and Wyden. It would make a number of changes to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, including (1)…

FY 2018 Presidential Budget Proposals for HUD

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A. J. Johnson
FY 2018 Presidential Budget Proposals for HUD   The new President has presented his preliminary budget numbers to Congress and if accepted as final numbers, many HUD programs will be devastated as the result of a $6 billion cut. Following…

Assistance to Non-Citizens in the Section 8 Program

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A. J. Johnson
Assistance to Non-Citizens in the Section 8 Program   Section 214 of the Housing & Community Development Act of 1980 prohibited HUD from providing housing assistance to aliens unless they meet certain residency requirements.   In 1996, Congress amended Section…

Valuation of LIHTC Properties

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A. J. Johnson
The line item for property taxes is often the most costly item in a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) project’s operating budget.   First, it is important to understand that there is no consistency in the valuation of LIHTC projects…

Rural Development Voucher Program

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A. J. Johnson
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) published a notice in the Federal Register on June 29, 2016, titled “Rural Development Voucher Program.” The purpose of the notice was to inform the public of the general policies and procedures for the Rural…

GAO Issues Second Report on the LIHTC Program, May 2016

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A. J. Johnson
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report to the Senate Judiciary Committee titled “Low-Income Housing Tax Credit – Some Agency Practices Raise Concerns and IRS Could Improve Noncompliance Reporting and Data Collection.” This is the second…

HUD Publishes Section 8 Annual Adjustment Factors (AAF)

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A. J. Johnson
On April 3, 2016, HUD published in the Federal Register the 2016 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program Annual Adjustment Factors (AAF). The factors are based on a formula using residential rent and utility cost changes from the most recent…

HUD Releases Final AFFH Assessment Tool

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A. J. Johnson
HUD Releases Final AFFH Assessment Tool   On March 23, 2016, HUD published a Notice in the Federal Register regarding the final Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment tool. This tool is for Public Housing Agencies. HUD had already released assessment…

HUD Publishes 2016 Income Limits

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A. J. Johnson
On March 28, 2016, HUD published the 2016 income limits for HUD programs as well as for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Tax-Exempt Bond programs. The limits for the LIHTC and Bond projects are published separately from the limits…

Discrimination Based on National Origin

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A. J. Johnson
This is my second in a series of articles focusing in detail on each of the seven characteristics that are protected under the federal Fair Housing Act. These seven characteristics (also known as “Protected Classes”) are race, color, national origin,…

National Housing Trust Fund Money Now Available

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A. J. Johnson
National Housing Trust Fund   The National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) was established as part of HERA 2008, and will provide communities with funds to build, preserve and rehabilitate rental homes that are affordable for extremely low and very low-income…

IRS Amends State LIHTC Monitoring Requirements

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A. J. Johnson
Amendments to LIHTC Monitoring Regulation, Revenue Procedure 2016-15   On February 25, 2016, the IRS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would amend the compliance monitoring duties of a state or local housing credit agency relative to…

Discrimination Based on Race

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A. J. Johnson
Over the next few months, I intend to do a series of articles focusing in detail on each of the seven characteristics that are protected under the federal Fair Housing Act. These seven characteristics (also known as “Protected Classes”) are…

The Relationship Between Housing and Overall Quality of Life

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A. J. Johnson
The Relationship Between Housing & Quality of Life   When examining ways to increase affordable housing opportunities, ensuring that opportunity is not limited by where a person lives is critical. Unfortunately, today where people live depends on large part on…

Recapture – What it is and When it Occurs

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Chris
Although taxpayers claim the low-income housing credit over a ten-year period, the owner of a low-income housing tax credit project is required to provide low-income housing in compliance with IRC §42 for 15 years (the compliance period). In effect, the…

Tax Extenders Signed Into Law

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A. J. Johnson
Congress has passed and the President has signed the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2016. The legislation includes a number of permanent (as opposed to temporary) extensions of expiring tax provisions. Included in these is a permanent…

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