by Jo Ikelheimer | Apr 11, 2012 | Tax Credits
This past month saw the publication of the latest update to the “Guide to Completing Form 8823” from the IRS, which can be found online here. Following the index you will find a summary of the changes that will guide you to the corresponding chapters where the latest... by Jo Ikelheimer | Mar 11, 2012 | Tax Credits
Income Limits 101 Why can’t HUD simply publish them in February? Most of us in the affordable housing business were a bit taken aback last spring when HUD income limits were not published until mid-May. Although those well-seasoned in housing management... by Jo Ikelheimer | Feb 11, 2012 | Tax Credits
Working group seeks to align federal rental programs (but don’t tell) Last month I mentioned the Rental Policy Working Group set up by the White House Domestic Policy Council with the goal of identifying inconsistencies, burdens and inefficiencies,... by Jo Ikelheimer | Jan 12, 2012 | Tax Credits
LIHTC 2012 News of the Current State of Affairs “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Dickens’s famous opening lines to A Tale of Two Cities could have been the unofficial theme of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA)... by Jo Ikelheimer | Jan 11, 2011 | Tax Credits
Housing Credit at NCSHA’s HFA Institute Getting the Year Started in Harmony Snowy days and early darkness…swollen credit card balances and New Year’s resolutions… certain things can always be counted on at this time of year. Among these is the National... by Jo Ikelheimer | Dec 12, 2010 | Tax Credits
All I Want for Christmas is… Regulatory Peace A Blended Year in Review 2010 will stand out in my memory as the year that saw the birth of NCHM’s Blended Occupancy Specialist (BOS) course in the spring of the year, its early days as a program in the summer,...