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Each Tax Credit Tuesday, the Novogradac audio broadcast offers an in-depth weekly look at tax credit topics. A new episode is posted here and on the RSS Feed by 1 p.m. Pacific Time every Tuesday.
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Welcome to Foss & Company's "Tax Credits Today," your go-to podcast for navigating the dynamic world of tax credit programs and tax equity investment. Join us, your insider guide, as we explore the latest trends, regulatory updates and strategies impacting developers and investors in the tax credit market. Stay ahead of the curve with expert interviews, insightful discussions and practical tips. Subscribe now to "Tax Credits Today" and stay in the know as you master the evolving landscape of ...
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As 2024 nears its conclusion, Michael Novogradac, CPA, interviews Christina Apostolidis, CPA, to discuss year-end financial reassessments for affordable housing professionals. The episode of Novogradac's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast focuses on comparing actual performance to projected tax credit delivery. Novogradac and Apostolidis highlight three ke…
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The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund opened the calendar year 2024-2025 new markets tax credit (NMTC) application period Nov. 19, beginning a process that will result in a record $10 billion in NMTC allocation authority next year.' In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, guest host Brad Elphick, CPA, and Novogradac partne…
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Nov. 19, 2024: Renewable Energy Tax Credit Finance Series: Effective Strategies for Financial Statement Audit Success
Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Novogradac partner Tony Grappone, CPA, examine the complexities of year-end financial statement audits for renewable energy companies. They outline critical steps to ensure a seamless audit process, including the review of prior audits, identification of common errors to avoid and management of non-recurring items. Addi…
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An apparent sweep by Republicans of the White House and both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 5 election has major implications for community development tax incentives such as the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC), new markets tax credit (NMTC), historic tax credit (HTC), renewable energy tax credits (RETCs) and the opportunity zones (OZ) ince…
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Nov. 5, 2024: So You Want to Be a LIHTC Developer: Getting More Out of Your LIHTC Financial Forecast
Financial forecasts are essential for every affordable housing developer to anticipate expenses, cash flow and access to capital to build or redevelop properties, including developments built using low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity. In the latest installment of the Novogradac Tax Credit Tuesday podcast's recurring "So You Want to Be a LI…
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Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Novogradac director of multifamily property compliance Stephanie Naquin discuss pressing issues in low-income housing tax credit property (LIHTC) compliance. The discussion covers four key topics: the average income set-aside test (AIT) and its implementation challenges and solutions; the Housing Opportunity Through Mod…
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Two of the three major factors that determine fiscal year (FY) 2025 rent and income limits for low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC)-financed properties were recently released, giving a preview of what to expect when those limits are announced next April by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In this week's Tax Credit Tuesda…
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The deadline to defer capital gains by investing in a qualified opportunity fund (QOF) is Dec. 31, 2026. In this week's episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, host and Novogradac managing partner, Michael Novogradac, CPA is joined by Novogradac partner Jason Watkins, CPA, to discuss the looming deadline, its ramifications and what the possibilities look li…
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The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced in September awardees for the calendar year (CY) 2023 round of new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocation, providing $5 billion in allocation authority to 104 community development entities (CDEs). In this week's podcast, Michael Novogradac, CPA, is joined by Novogradac partners R…
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Financial forecasts are a fundamental part of financing and developing any clean energy facility, particularly for evaluating investor and sponsor returns. This installment of the Renewable Energy Tax Credit Finance series delves into the key do's and don'ts of clean energy financial forecasts. Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Novogradac partner Tony G…
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The first tax season to claim the elective pay incentive, sometimes called "direct pay," from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 took place earlier this year. In this week's episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, host and Novogradac managing partner, Michael Novogradac, CPA is joined by Novogradac partner Alvin Lee, CPA, to review lessons learned fr…
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The tax credit equity market is affected by a variety of factors'and several looming factors could create upward or downward pressure on the pricing for low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs), new markets tax credits (NMTCs), historic tax credits (HTCs) and clean energy tax credits. In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast'the second of a two-par…
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The tax credit equity markets for the federal historic tax credit (HTC), new markets tax credit (NMTC), low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) and clean energy tax credits account for billions of dollars each year in investment in community development around the nation. In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast'the first of a two-podcast series'Mic…
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Aug. 27, 2024: Renewable Energy Tax Credit Finance Series: Preparing for the Transition to Tech-Neutral Tax Credits
In this episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Tony Grappone, CPA, discuss the upcoming transition to technology-neutral clean energy tax credits. They provide an overview of the new technology-neutral clean energy investment tax credit (ITC) and production tax credit (PTC) rules taking effect on Jan. 1, 2025, and how different…
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Aug. 20, 2024: Getting Ready for the Record $10 Billion NMTC Allocation Round: What Businesses and CDEs Should be Doing Now
In mid-July, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced that it would combine the calendar year (CY) 2024 and 2025 new markets tax credit (NMTC) allocation award rounds into a single $10 billion round. In this week's podcast, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Brad Elphick, CPA, the head of the New Markets Tax Credit Working G…
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On July 30, 2024, the Senate Finance Committee invited four financial experts to testify at the Tax Tools for Local Economic Development hearing, including Tax Credit Tuesday host and Novogradac managing partner, Michael Novogradac, CPA. In this 76-minute episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Novogradac is joined by Novogradac partners John DeJovine, CPA,…
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August 6, 2024: So You Want to Be a LIHTC Developer: How to Access and Optimize 4% Tax Exempt Bonds in a Competitive Market
In this Tax Credit Tuesday episode, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Novogradac partner Charlie Rhuda, CPA, dive into the intricacies of accessing 4% low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds in a competitive market. As part of their 'So You Want to Be a LIHTC Developer' series, they discuss the basics, provide historical context, and offer p…
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July 23, 2024: So You Want to Be a LIHTC Developer: Beyond the Audit Report: 6 Ways Auditors Add Value to Your Business
In this episode of the Tax Credit Tuesday "So You Want to be a LIHTC Developer" series, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and guests Novogradac partner Susan Wilson, CPA, and Novogradac principal Robert Bennett, CPA, delve into the critical benefits of low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) audits. This episode focuses on six ways audits provide value to LIH…
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July 16, 2024: So You Want to Be a LIHTC Developer: Developer, Investor Accounting Issues As Year 15 Approaches
Year 15 marks the conclusion of the initial compliance period for a low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) property, a milestone that brings tax complexities for the investor and the developer. In the latest installment of Novogradac's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast series, "So You Want to Be a LIHTC Developer," Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Kevin Wilson…
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Year 15 is a crucial period in the life cycle of a property financed by low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity, one filled with significant decisions by the property owner and their investor partner. In this week's episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Novogradac partner Nicolo Pinoli, CPA, discuss some crucial issues, i…
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June 25, 2024: So You Want to Be a LIHTC Developer: What Are the Important Steps in the Development Process?
Developing affordable rental housing with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) is a process that can take multiple years, from conception to placing in service, beginning operation and beyond. In this week's episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, guest host Dirk Wallace, CPA, and Karie McMillen, CPA, provide an overview of the stages of the development …
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Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, certain energy facilities can qualify for a 10% bonus tax credit for solar, onshore wind and battery projects that have a minimum amount of domestic content. The IRS in May released new guidance making it easier to determine whether a project qualifies for the bonus credit. In this episode of Tax Credit Tu…
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With five months until the general election, possible outcomes are varied'and the stakes are high for community development stakeholders. In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, and Peter Lawrence, Novogradac's director of public policy and government relations, discuss why this election is so important and the effects of dif…
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Year 7 marks the end of the compliance period for a new markets tax credit (NMTC) transaction, marking seven years since an investor made its qualified equity investment into a community development entity (CDE). In this week's episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Greg Clements, CPA, discuss the most-common type of Year 7 NMT…
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Property compliance is multilayered for owners and managers of low-income housing credit (LIHTC) properties, with complexity increasing for mixed-income properties, which are properties whose renters make up to varying levels of the area median income, often including market-rate apartments. In this episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac…
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May 7, 2024: Renewable Energy Tax Credit Finance Series: Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship: Meeting the Criteria
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 reduced the base rate of the then-26% renewable energy investment tax credit to 6% for renewable energy projects. Few projects are financially viable with just the 6% credit, but projects can qualify for a 30% credit if they satisfy two criteria: prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements. In the lates…
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Eligible basis is a foundational factor to determine the maximum amount of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) generated by an affordable housing property. In this week's podcast, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Mark Shelburne, a Novogradac housing policy consultant, discuss the fundamentals of eligible basis and the implications for properties ah…
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Many developers are familiar with the challenges when using historic tax credits (HTCs) to preserve America's history, including issues such as climbing interest rates, rising insurance rates and increasing costs of construction and labor. In this week's episode of the Novogradac Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and John DeJovin…
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released 2024 rent and income limits earlier this month'limits that determine renter eligibility for HUD-assisted programs and for properties financed by low-income housing tax credit (LIHTCs). The limits also determine the maximum rents that owners of LIHTC properties can charge tenants. I…
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In the latest installment in Tax Credit Tuesday's recurring Renewable Energy Tax Credit Finance series, Michael Novogradac, CPA, is joined by Tony Grappone, CPA to discuss final regulations concerning the elective pay option for certain renewable energy investment tax credits. The Internal Revenue Service published the final regulations in the Marc…
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April 2, 2024: Boost Your Team’s Knowledge in Tax Credits, Community Development with Novogradac E-Learning Platform
Affordable housing and community development finance can be dense, layered, complex topics to understand. In the latest episode of the Novogradac Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Wayne Michael, CPA, Novogradac's senior director of education, discuss Novogradac's e-learning platform, Novoco Training, which seeks to bridge the…
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Many in the affordable rental housing development community may think they know what is meant by the term "mixed income," but, in fact, the phrase has many different interpretations depending on person, jurisdiction, property type, ownership structure and more. In the latest installment in the Tax Credit Tuesday podcast's So You Want to Be a LIHTC …
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In this episode of the Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Brad Elphick, CPA, discuss four hot topics in the new markets tax credit (NMTC) community. First, they discuss upcoming qualified equity investment issuance and reporting deadlines for prior allocatees. Second, they talk about recommendations to combine the next two all…
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March 12, 2024: What to Know About Including Bond Issuance Costs in Eligible Basis After Tax Court Decision
The United States Tax Court ruled in a Feb. 20 decision that a taxpayer was correct to include bond issuance costs in eligible basis for a 4% low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) property in New York City. That decision ran counter to more than two decades of practice that followed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance from as far back as 2000 t…
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In the latest installment in Tax Credit Tuesday's recurring Renewable Energy Tax Credit Finance series, Michael Novogradac, CPA, is joined by Tony Grappone, CPA, and Peter Lawrence to discuss four legislative and regulatory hot topics of concern for those in the renewable energy development community in early 2024. First, the trio discusses the Tax…
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The fiscal year (FY) 2024 round of the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) opened Feb. 15. Approximately $250 million in cash awards is available to Community Development Financial Institutions and qualified nonprofit housing groups to fund the development, renovation and preservation of affordable rental housing and homeownership. In this week's episode of …
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Over the past 10 years, the number of state-level low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) incentives has increased from 13 to 30 as more states recognize the value of a state LIHTC to help fill financing gaps for affordable multifamily rental housing. In this week's episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Novogradac partner Aaron …
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Driving Sustainability: The Role of Tax Equity in Accelerating Bioenergy Development
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In this episode of Foss & Company’s Tax Credits Today podcast, Michael Yager, VP of Investments, and Dawn Lima, VP of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies, explore the pivotal intersection of tax equity and bioenergy. Dive into the world of biogas, bioenergy and renewable natural gas (RNG), discovering their environmental benefits and the …
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Affordable multifamily rental housing property developers and managers can apply now for roughly $2 billion in grants and direct-, below-market loans via the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). Introduced via the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, GRRP is a federal program that provides green and clean-energy support to rental properties tha…
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While the Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) was signed into law in 2016, most provisions of the legislation'which is intended to streamline administration and ease the burden of compliance for affordable rental housing, including that financed by low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity'didn't take effect until Jan. 1. In …
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Sensitivities around timing can lead to variances in the volume of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) an owner or manager can claim in the first year a LIHTC property is placed in service. In this episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Novogradac partner Dayle Dalling, CPA, discuss four paths to optimizing first-year LIHTC…
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Jan. 23, 2024: The Renewable Energy Tax Credit Finance Series: Structuring Options for Transferring ITCs
Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the ability to transfer renewable energy investment tax credits is increasing liquidity in the tax credit marketplace and is changing the way partnerships are structuring renewable energy transactions. Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Novogradac partner Tony Grappone, CPA, discuss 2023 Q4 expectatio…
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Jan. 16, 2024: How HUD's Announcement on Income Limit Calculation Caps Could Impact Affordable Housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a notice in the Jan. 10 Federal Register establishing a 10% cap on income limit increases for housing fin ' 'anced by low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs), private activity bonds (PABs) and various HUD programs, including Section 8. In this week's episode of the Novogradac Tax …
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Affordable rental housing financed by low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity can either be new construction or property that is acquired and rehabilitated. In this week's episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Christina Apostolidis, CPA, discuss the acquisition-rehabilitation (acq-rehab) option as part of the ongoing "So …
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Rental income, operating expenses and net operating income all set new records in 2022, according to data published in the Novogradac 2023 LIHTC Income and Operating Expenses Report, reflecting some of the economics of operating affordable housing properties in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic issues. In this week's Tax Cred…
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There are many economic benefits generated by renewable energy facilities. Chief among them are tax credits, tax losses and distributable cash flow from operations and from sale or refinance. These benefits are shared between the investor and developer sponsor, typically outlined in a multi-year benefit schedule. However, there are other significan…
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In October, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) released an updated edition of its Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration, a collection of standards that guides how states administer the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC). In this week's episode of the Novogradac Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael Novogradac, …
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Preserving the Past: Unlocking the Value of Historic Tax Credits
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This episode of Foss & Company's Tax Credits Today podcast explores the world of Historic Tax Credits (HTCs). From the federal to state levels, we uncover the financial incentives that make rehabilitating historic buildings a win-win for property owners, developers and tax equity investors alike. Discover how HTCs not only revive architectural gems…
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Recent legislative and market changes are influencing renewable energy tax credit structures. In this week's episode of the Novogradac Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Tony Grappone, CPA, discuss which ownership structures are gaining popularity and how the major economic benefits generated by renewable energy facilities are…
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The three agencies that oversee the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)'designed to ensure banks invest in the low- and moderate-income areas where they receive deposits'released their final regulations Oct. 24, making the first substantial change to CRA regulations since 1995. In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Peter Lawr…
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