Earn Your LIHTC Certification Online with Tax Credit Specialist (TCS)

Tax Credit Specialist is the premier course for earning your LIHTC certification.

Section 42 LIHTC Certification – Delivered Entirely Live Online

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program (also known as Section 42) is the federal government’s primary method of funding new affordable rental housing in the USA. To date more than 3 million apartment units have been created through LIHTC with another 100,000 new units added each year.

A Certification is required by most property management companies, local housing authorities, owners and others involved in LIHTC housing for any of their staff who are involved in determining if an applicant for tax credit housing is eligible and if a tax credit property complies with the various rules of the program as set forth by the IRS and HUD.

Course Details

Delivered Online Over Four Days
1PM-5PM Eastern each day with a live instructor and teaching assistant

Online Certification Exam
One week to take exam; results delivered week after exam window closes

Course Materials Delivered Directly To Participants
Textbooks and shipping included in course fee

Certification Issued Upon Passing
Certificate available immediately upon release of grades; inclusion in NCHM’s National Registry

Learn More About TCS

NCHM is the best source for LIHTC Certification through Tax Credit Specialist (TCS), the premier accreditation program in the industry, delivered online by leading experts. NCHM is one of the largest, oldest, and most respected credentialing agencies in the country and the only one specifically established by HUD to train and certify housing professionals.

Attendees learn all the details of how to determine an applicant’s eligibility and how to keep a LIHTC property in compliance with the many rules and regulations of the IRS and HUD, as spelled out in HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV 1 and other federal notices. Every TCS online class includes both an instructor and teaching assistant to ensure your questions are addressed quickly and accurately. At the end of instruction, each participant is allowed one week to complete a 100-question online certification test.

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