Jo Ikelheimer
Jo Ikelheimer has served as NCHM’s Director of LIHTC Compliance since 1998. Jo is the primary architect of NCHM’s Tax Credit Specialist (TCS) course and the lead developer of Blended Occupancy Specialist (BOS). In addition to leading the development of the curricula, Jo trains these courses as well as NCHM’s signature compliance course, Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS).

Recent Posts

How should we verify income for LIHTC?

Having spent the majority of my career in affordable housing working with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program in one capacity or another, I always find it interesting how conventional wisdom on program topics changes over time.

Key takeaways from NCSHA’s 2015 HFA Institute

The sessions – ranging from “Compliance Hot Topics” to “Year 15 Strategies” – and the Housing Credit Compliance Forum generated fresh insights (and some lively debate) regarding current issues facing the LIHTC Program. Here are some of event’s most significant takeaways:

Applying New Income Limits for LIHTC Properties

Since the last issue of this newsletter, the most exciting development in the LIHTC world is that HUD published the updated income limits for Multifamily Tax Subsidy Projects (MTSP) on December 18, 2013, along with the publication of income limits for HUD programs.