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Search Results: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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IRS Guidewire N-24-32: Qualified Student Loan and Qualified Mortgage Bonds
This notice provides guidance for qualified student loan bonds to clarify certain requirements for tax-exempt bond financing for loan programs of general application approved by a State under § 144(b)(1)(B) (State Supplemental Loan programs). ...
2021 Picture of Affordable Housing Preservation ReportMembers only Login
Using data from the National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD), this report focuses on the challenge of preserving the federally assisted housing stock in the face of the national affordability crisis and chronic underfunding for housing programs.
IRS Revenue Procedure 2021-45: Calendar Year 2022 Housing Credit and Bond Volume Caps
IRS Revenue Procedure 2021-45 sets out the calendar year 2022 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Bond Volume Caps.
Analyzing the Impact of Lowering the 50% Test for 4% Tax-Exempt Bond Financed PropertiesMembers only Login
Novogradac conducted an analysis of the private activity bond (PAB) financed by test for low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs). The analysis determined that lowering the financed by test for PAB test from the current law threshold of 50 percent to...
CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series: Layering the Capital Stack
This webinar discussed how Bonds, Tax Increment Finance, Tax Credits as well as the litany of federal funding through recent legislation can work for your project and ultimately the community that is benefitting.
IRS Bulletin 2021-10: Qualified Opportunity Zone Boundaries Unaffected by 2020 Decennial Census Changes Members only Login
This announcement from the IRS confirms that the boundaries of the Designated QOZs were established at the time they were designated and are not subject to change because of the 2020 Census.
COVID-19 Relief for Human Services and Education ProgramsMembers only Login
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, CARES Act, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act included billions of dollars in supplemental funding for human services and education programs as well as various...
IRS Publication 4079 - Tax-Exempt Governmental BondsMembers only Login
This publication provides an overview of the federal tax law rules that apply to municipal financing arrangements commonly known as “governmental bonds.” It is intended to help issuers meet federal tax law requirements to ensure that interest...
How States Can Direct Economic Development to Places and People in NeedMembers only Login
To address local disparities and help struggling areas thrive, governments at all levels have spent billions of dollars on a range of geographically targeted, or "place-based," economic development programs — mostly in the form of financial...
IRS Revenue Procedure 2020-45: Calendar Year 2021 Housing Credit and Bond Volume Caps
IRS Revenue Procedure 2020-45 sets out the calendar year 2021 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Bond Volume Caps.
IRS Regulations for Opportunity Zones & Brownfields RedevelopmentMembers only Login
This document provides an overview of information on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations with respect to brownfields investment in Opportunity Zones. Learn more about how Opportunity Zones can help local governments meet goals for sustainable...
COVID-19 Rebirth Using Proven Tools
This white paper looks at how 5 successful programs can be used to finance the recovery from COVID-19. The 5 programs are C-PACE and R-PACE, State Historic Tax Credits, State Opportunity Zones Programs, State New Markets Tax Credits, and Solar and...
Understanding Whom the LIHTC Serves - Data on Tenants in LIHTC UnitsMembers only Login
As mandated through the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, state agencies administering the Program are required to submit demographic and economic data on LIHTC tenants to HUD. While not inclusive of all tenants served by the LIHTC, the...
Hawkins Advisory: Revised IRS Form 8038-CPMembers only Login
Please be advised that on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service released a revised Form 8038-CP, Return for Credit Payments to Issuers of Qualified Bonds (“IRS Form 8038-CP”).
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit: How It Works and Who It Serves
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is a complex but crucial tool for the production and preservation of affordable rental housing. In this report, the Urban Institute outlines the basics of the LIHTC program, including how it works, the...
IRS Revenue Procedure 2019-44: Calendar Year 2020 Housing Credit and Bond Volume Caps
IRS Revenue Procedure 2019-44 sets out the calendar year 2020 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit amounts, Bond Volume Cap, loan limits on agricultural bonds, arbitrage rebate rules, and other important amounts.
Final Opportunity Zones Regulations
This document contains final regulations governing the extent to which taxpayers may elect the Federal income tax benefits provided by section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) with respect to certain equity interests in a qualified...
Regulatory Comments Stress Safe Harbors in Libor TransitionMembers only Login
The establishment of safe harbors is one of the key issues raised by public finance industry groups in their comments to the U.S. Treasury, Internal Revenue Service and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board on their proposed guidance for...
Summary of the GREEN Act Discussion DraftMembers only Login
This is a section-by-section summary of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now ("GREEN") Act. The GREEN Act would extend the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC) until 2024. It would also extend the...
Designing and Operating Homeownership Programs on Tribal LandsMembers only Login
The purpose of this guide is to offer tribal leadership in New Mexico with a comprehensive overview of the steps required to create homeownership programs on reservation land, with a particular focus on the mortgage lending process.
IRS - Opportunity Zones Frequently Asked Questions
This newly-updated document from the IRS contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Opportunity Zones.
Report of the Cost Recovery Temporary Tax Policy Task ForceMembers only Login
This report to the Senate Finance Committee focused on cost recovery provisions in the tax code that have expired as of July 2019. These included the Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction, recovery provisions for entertainment...
Financing Native Nations: Access to Capital MarketsMembers only Login
One-third of reservation-based Native Americans fall below the poverty line, and the nations governing these reservations, unable to spur economic development, struggle to provide even the most basic services. Yet, despite their difficulty in...
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable HomesMembers only Login
Every year the National Low-Income Housing Coalition examines the American Community Survey (ACS) to determine the availability of rental homes affordable to extremely low-income households. This 2019 report provides a picture for the nation, which...
IRS Provides Guidance on Refinancings of Tribal Economic Development BondsMembers only Login
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on May 22, 2019, issued much awaited guidance in Notice 2019-39. This Notice allows for refinancings or refundings by Native American tribal governments of Tribal Economic Development bonds and loans (TEDs) without...
Reducing Energy Burden for Low-income Residents in Multifamily Housing with Solar Energy Members only Login
When paired with energy efficiency measures, cost effective solar energy systems can support state and local program administrators’ goals to reduce low-income household energy burden. Energy burden is the share or percentage of annual household...
Round Two of Proposed Regulations for Opportunity Zones
On April 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury released its second round of proposed regulations on Opportunity Zones.
New TEFRA Regulations for Qualified Private Activity BondsMembers only Login
Beginning April 1, 2019, issuers of qualified private activity bonds will be governed by a new set of TEFRA regulations (the Final TEFRA Regulations). The Final TEFRA Regulations, which stem from the Treasury Department’s 2017 Proposed Regulations...
Solar Lending Practices by Community and Regional Financial Institutions Members only Login
Current projections of solar photovoltaic (PV) system costs and deployment in the United States indicate substantial capital requirements over the next 30 years and beyond. Concurrently, community and regional financial institutions (CRFIs),...
Direct Federal Financial Interventions and Subsidies in Energy in Fiscal Year 2016Members only Login
This report—an update based on Fiscal Year 2016 data—continues a series of U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports on federal direct financial interventions and subsidies into energy markets. EIA assigns within-scope U.S. tax and direct...
2019 Proposed Bond Reissuance RegulationsMembers only Login
The Department of the Treasury's IRS released new Proposed Regulations regarding Bond Reissuance. The Proposed Regulations address the subject of “reissuance” in connection with issues of tax-exempt obligations. The Proposed Regulations...
IRS Publication 4078: Private Activity BondsMembers only Login
This IRS Publication 4078, Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bonds, provides a revised overview of the general federal tax law rules that apply to qualified private activity bonds.
Proposed Rules for Investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds
This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance under section 1400Z-2 of the IRC relating to gains that may be deferred as a result of a taxpayer's investment in a Qualified Opportunity Fund.
Special Rules for Capital Gains Invested in Opportunity Zones
The IRS has released this revenue ruling addressing the application to real property of the “original use” requirement in IRC section 1400Z-2(d)(2)(D)(i)(II) and the “substantial improvement” requirement in IRC section 1400Z-2(d)(2)(D)(i)(II) and...
LIHTC - Improved Data and Oversight Would Strengthen Cost Assessment and Fraud Risk Management Members only Login
This report, produced by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), identifies trends and successes in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and opportunities present to advance oversight of development costs.
IRS Publication 5005- Your Responsibilities as a Conduit Issuer of Tax-Exempt BondsMembers only Login
The IRS Publication 5005 provides an overview for state and local governments of the responsibilities of the conduit issuer with respect to the tax compliance in municipal financing arrangements commonly known as conduit financings.
Private Activity Bonds: An IntroductionMembers only Login
An Introduction to Private Activity Bonds from the Congressional Research Service.
The Low Income-Housing Tax Credit: Past Achievements, Future ChallengesMembers only Login
This report, produced by the Urban Institute, explores why LIHTC is a critical part of the housing safety net. The report details how and why the program has succeeded, the challenges it faces, and why the program is more important than ever.
Wisconsin State Housing Tax CreditMembers only Login
The changes and trends in the affordable housing industry have a large impact on Wisconsin communities. Continuing to provide an adequate number of homes affordable to low and moderate income households is increasingly difficult. Luckily, there are...
CDFI Support for Affordable Housing Development in WisconsinMembers only Login
The changes and trends in the affordable housing industry have a large impact on Wisconsin communities. Continuing to provide an adequate number of homes affordable to low and moderate income households is increasingly difficult. Luckily, there are...
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