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The following publications and reference guides are available for purchase by CDFA members and non-members. CDFA members receive a reduced rate for publication purchases. Any discounts or special arrangements made on this page through a third party partner are available to CDFA members only.
Tax Increment Finance Best Practices Reference Guide
 The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) have collaborated with teams of Tax Increment Finance (TIF) experts from across the country to develop this reference guide. The Reference Guide addresses what TIF is, why it should be used and how best to apply the TIF tool. The Reference Guide also highlights TIF projects from across the country and discusses how they can be applied to address many common economic development issues. This Reference Guide should be a reference manual for novice and experienced public officials, financiers and real estate developers wishing to learn more about TIF.
This guide is available for free electronically and for $25.00 in hard copy format. | x | Electronic Copy:
>>> Free Download
Hard Copy:
Member:
$24.95
Non-Member:
$34.95
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Industry Primer: Development Bond Finance Reference Guide
 This Reference Guide is the course book for CDFA’s Industry Primer: Development Bond Finance Course. The guide provides practitioners with solid foundation for understand the use of tax-exempt bonds, with an emphasis on small issue industrial development bonds and 501(C)(3) bonds.
This guide covers:
- Municipal and industrial development bonds
- Governmental and qualified private activity bonds
- Role of bond counsel
- Small issue tax-exempt bond financing (IDBs, IDRBs, IRBs)
- 501(c)(3) bonds
- Role of underwriter’s counsel
- Role of the trustee
- Bond ratings and credit analysis
- Structuring and sizing bond issues
- How bonds are sold
- Glossary of municipal finance terms
This guide is the first of two publications provided by CDFA covering the development bond finance industry. | x | Member:
$75.00
Non-Member:
$100.00
To Order:Call
216-920-3073 |
Advanced Bond Finance Reference Guide
 This Reference Guide is the course book for CDFA’s Advanced Bond Finance Course. The guide provides practitioners with an in-depth review of the advanced functions that take place in the bond finance industry as they relate to both tax-exempt and taxable bond financings.
This guide covers:
- Financial tools and auction rate bonds used in the tax-exempt bond industry
- Negotiating professional fees and bond pricing
- Investing bond proceeds
- Arbitrage and rebate
- Advance refunding bonds
- Municipal securities rulemaking board
- Credit enhancement
- Advanced bond financing case studies
This guide is the second of two publications provided by CDFA covering the development bond finance industry. | x | Member:
$75.00
Non-Member:
$100.00
To Order:Call
216-920-3073 |
Special Subscription Rates
The Bond Buyer
 The Bond Buyer, the daily newspaper of public finance, is a strategic partner with CDFA. Through this relationship we are able to offer CDFA members the added benefit of a reduced subscription rate for this informative, knowledgeable and highly acclaimed daily newspaper.
What The Bond Buyer has to say about this partnership:
"As The Bond Buyer continues to support the efforts of CDFA, we are pleased to offer their members (issuers only) a special discount on new or additional subscriptions to The Bond Buyer. As an active member of CDFA, you are eligible to receive a yearly subscription for $650, which is over a $1,500 savings. This offer does not apply to existing subscriber or corporate subscriptions."
| x | Member:
$650.00 annual subscription
To Order:
Bill Bankey at The Bond Buyer at (212) 803-8481
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Site Selection Magazine
 Site Selection is one of the leading and most respected publications in the development industry and is a key source of information for new industry development, plant and facilities expansion, and corporate relocation insight. Through a strategic partnership with Site Selection, active CDFA members are eligible to receive a 50% subscription rate discount (total price of $47.50 per year). This is a significant savings for one of the most important industry publications today. To take advantage of this great offer, contact CDFA to request the special subscription code.
| x | Member:
$47.50 annual subscription
To Order:
Contact CDFA to request special subscription code
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Publications Available through CDFA/Novogradac & Company Partnership
CDFA and Novogradac & Company have developed a publications partnership where members of CDFA can access discounts to the following publications. To order these publications, members must first contact CDFA at (216) 920-3073 to acquire the discount code for each publication. Purchases are then done directly through the Novogradac & Company website. To access the Novogradac & Company website, click on the 'order' button to the right.
GAAP Accounting for the Low-Income Housing and New Markets Tax Credit Handbook - 2005 Edition
 This guidebook is a compilation of the latest historical documentation and related information from FASB EITF Issue 94-1. The documentation addresses how an entity that invests in a qualified affordable housing project should account for the tax benefits resulting from its investment. It includes a new chapter on Fin 46 and a chapter on GAAP for the new markets tax credit. In addition, the 2005 Edition offers guidance on EITF Issue No. 04-5, Investors Accounting for an Investment in a Limited Partnership When the Investor is the Sole General Partner and the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$127.50
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$150.00
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Historic Rehabilitation Handbook - 2007 Edition
 The 2007 Edition of the Historic Rehabilitation Handbook contains significant updates and revisions to earlier editions and presents in-depth information on the technical aspects of the historic rehabilitation tax credit, including a comprehensive discussion of the issues related to charitable donations of facade easements. The handbook features exhibits and includes information on who can use the historic tax credit, a brief history and general explanation of the credit, as well as National Park Service forms, historic preservation certification application, and recapture basis reduction requirements, pass-through leases, and much more.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$148.75
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$175.00
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Low-Income Tax Credit Housing Handbook - 2008 Edition
 The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Handbook, the nation's leading authoritative guide and must-have resource for affordable housing development, is updated annually to include the most recent HUD and IRS rules and the latest tax law changes. The 2008 edition is a must have for its critical and detailed analyses and the latest IRS guidance of the program's complex body of laws, regulations and administrative rulings. The most recent edition provides an updated explanation of the Guide for Completing Form 8823 Low-Income Housing Credit Agencies Report of Noncompliance or Building Disposition, as well as 2008 data on HUD income limits, and qualified census tracts and difficult to develop areas.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$395.10
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$439.00
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Low-Income Housing Tax-Exempt Bond Handbook - 2007 Edition
 The 2007 edition of the Low-Income Housing Tax-Exempt Bond Handbook is a crucial addition to any tax resource library. It offers clarity on a wide variety of historical and technical issues pertaining to residential rental projects using tax-exempt bonds, arbitrage bonds, information reporting requirements for payments of interest on tax-exempt bonds and combining tax-exempt housing bonds with LIHTC tax credits. New to the 2007 edition are bond provisions for tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain other areas affected by hurricanes Katrina and Wilma, the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act and its waiver of certain requirements applicable to qualified mortgage bonds.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$237.15
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$279.00
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LIHTC Property Management Book - 2008 Edition
 The LIHTC Property Management Book is designed to provide the most up-to-date information on and to act as a navigational guide through the complex field of LIHTC compliance monitoring. The 2008 edition includes updated information on income and rent limits, and building rules and regulations, as well as the guide for completing Form 8823 and the updated version of the 4350.3 Rev I requirements. As is customary, the LIHTC Property Management Book includes key sample IRS forms, a sample utility allowance schedule and federal tax law sources.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$165.75
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$195.00
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New Markets Tax Credit Handbook - 2006 Edition
 The 2006 edition of the New Markets Tax Credit Handbook includes all of the latest information, rules and regulations to help understand the NMTC program, and aid in receiving and using the credits for the development, financing and compliance of an NMTC project. Inside the cover of this comprehensive and widely read book, you will find a thorough explanation of the program’s structure and crucial terms, descriptions of pertinent statutory requirements, a discussion of credit allocation dates, credit recapture and generally accepted accounting principles. The 2006 Edition includes a list of fourth-round allocatees, the latest reporting requirements, information as it applies to the $1 billion in additional authority for GO Zone properties and 2006 application information.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$221.00
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$260.00
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New Markets Tax Credit Report
 The New Markets Tax Credit Report is chock full of pragmatic counsel and current news from those with industry know-how. The New Markets Tax Credit Report provides updates on the regulations, legislation and industry issues surrounding the New Markets Tax Credit program, as well as the latest news on industry participants, policies, regulations, transactions and trends.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$191.25/12-month subscription
$276.25/24-month subscription
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$225.00/12-month subscription
$325/24-month subscription
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Tax Credit Application Manual - 2008 Edition
 The Tax Credit Application Manual is a must-have resource for those completing low-income housing tax credit applications. This state-specific workbook will aid in a thorough and competitive completion of an LIHTC application and is an essential tool for any developer planning to submit an LIHTC application. Each manual includes a state-specific qualified allocation plan, application and other related and available documents.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Please contact Novogradac & Company (415-356-7960) to inquire about available states and publication costs. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$120.00 - $160.00
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$150.00 - $200.00
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Tax Credits & Assisted Living Handbook - 2004 Edition
 The 2004 Edition of the Tax Credits & Assisted Living: A Resource Manual offers a compilation of materials that address the development of assisted living properties through the use of the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC). The manual contains answers to frequently asked questions, landmark Internal Revenue Service (IRS) private letter rulings and notices, demographics of the nation’s elderly population, and more. The publication also includes articles that examine the characteristics necessary for an assisted living property to be eligible for the LIHTC program. A survey of assisted living costs, resident and facility profiles and updated information from HHS and GAO on using Medicaid with assisted living resources.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$80.00
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$100.00
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Deal Negotiation Manual
 This book thoroughly explains the nuts and bolts of negotiating a deal by discussing forecast variables, market feasibility analysis and much more. It provides material and documentation that include market studies examples, equity and lender documents and other related information, as well as checklists for that next negotiation. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how the LIHTC can work for you and how you can successfully negotiate the price and terms of your next deal.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$58.65
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$69.00
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Novogradac Journal of Tax Credit Housing
 The Novogradac Journal of Tax Credit Housing is a premiere national publication, read by affordable housing professionals who turn to its pages for information and strategies on low-income housing tax credit and tax-exempt bond. The Journal serves more than 9,000 readers who are dedicated to addressing the critical housing needs of the nation. The monthly 52-page, full-color publication offers investors, developers, lenders, owners and other affordable housing professionals an in-depth and unbiased look at the low-income housing tax credit and how it works with and relates to tax-exempt housing bonds, market studies and valuation procedures.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$297.50/12-month subscription
$446.25/24-month subscription
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$350.00/12-month subscription
$525/24-month subscription
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Property Compliance Report
 The Property Compliance Report is jam-packed with analyses of relevant IRS regulations and rulings, interpretations of state rules and regulations, assessments of industry issues and trends and property compliance contact lists. The Property Compliance Report is not only an informational guide but also an answer and requisite resource for all those critical management questions that will help professionals keep tax credit properties in compliance.
CDFA members receive a discount when purchasing this book through Novogradac & Company’s online bookstore. Members must contact CDFA (216-920-3073) to get the online coupon code. | x | Member:
$204/12-month subscription
$293.25/24-month subscription
(with discount)
Non-Member:
$240.00/12-month subscription
$345/24-month subscription
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