On March 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury submitted a report to the Office of Management and Budget affirming that all 11 programs administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund are...more
On March 14, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which limits the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund to the minimum statutory...more
November 1, 2024 - U.S. House Committee on Small Business Chair Roger Williams (TX-25) released the staff report on the investigation in fraud in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s COVID Lending Programs....more
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit available under Section 30C of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” and such credit, the “Section 30C Credit”), was originally enacted by the...more
April 8, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in cybersecurity with the National Bank of Ukraine....more
Congress- U.S. House of Representatives- Committee on Financial Services- Hearing: Where Have All the Houses Gone? Private Equity, Single Family Rentals, and America's Neighborhoods-...more
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund (CDFI Fund) released the Notice of Allocation Availability for the calendar year (CY) 2021 round of the New...more
On September 1, 2021, at a time when America’s underserved and distressed communities need financial investment the most, the U.S. Department of Treasury through its Community Development Financial Institution Fund announced...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 100 Community Development Entities (CDEs) $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation...more
The U.S. Treasury Department through the CDFI Fund has awarded more than $3.5 billion in tax credit allocation to Community Development Entities. The awards are part of the New Markets Tax Credit program and will facilitate...more
On May 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 73 Community Development Entities (CDEs) $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation...more
President Donald Trump on February 12, 2018, submitted his budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The President's full budget calls for approximately $4.4 trillion in total spending. Much of the budget seeks...more
• Part 1 of this series of Holland & Knight alerts described a new tax incentive contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for investments in low-income communities designated as "Opportunity Zones." Part 1 also explained the...more
In Depth - On November 17, 2016, the US Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the largest single round award of New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations...more
The new markets tax credit (‘‘NMTC’’) was added to the Internal Revenue Code as §45D2 by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000.3 Initially the program was to provide allocations of the tax credit through 2007, but has...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (“CDFI Fund”) on August 5 released a Notice of Allocation Availability (“NOAA”) for its New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) program in...more
On June 5, 2014, the U.S. Department of Treasury Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFI) announced that 87 Community Development Entities have been selected to receive $3.5 billion in New Market Tax Credit...more