IRS Form 8823 and the 8823 Guide

IRS Form 8823 and the 8823 Guide

Key Takeaways Form 8823 is the tool state agencies use to report LIHTC noncompliance to the IRS, guided by the IRS’s 8823 Handbook to ensure consistent interpretation of Section 42 rules. LIHTC owners are given a correction period of up to 90 days once noncompliance...

NCSHA recommends broader, ongoing training

As NCHM’s Director of LIHTC Compliance, I was encouraged to find that the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ recently published Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration placed additional emphasis on the need for broader and ongoing...

LIHTC relief offers shelter from the storms

In light of the three major hurricanes and other natural disasters that have occurred in the U.S. this year, I am happy to write about a piece of good news in the form of Revenue Procedure 2014-49, which provides temporary relief for LIHTC owners from certain...