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5 Key Considerations for Defending Against Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Fraud Allegations

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Over its nearly 40-year history, the federal low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program has been both a success story and a target for various forms of fraud. The LIHTC program has been credited with facilitating the...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Becomes Law: Key Real Estate Tax Changes

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Signed into law on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "Act") permanently extends and modifies several cornerstone provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, restores key business incentives, and makes...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Treasury and IRS Release Proposed Regulations for Low-Income Communities Bonus Program Under Section 48E

On August 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Regulations) regarding the new clean electricity low-income...more

Akerman LLP

Maximizing Tax Credits by Installing Solar at LIHTC Projects

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The increased interest in installing solar at affordable housing projects is not surprising given that the IRC Section 48 energy investment tax credit (ITC) could subsidize as much as 70 percent of the cost and the Inflation...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HR 7024: Low-Income Housing Legislation on the Move

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On January 19, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the bipartisan tax legislation, “The Tax Relief For American Families and Workers Act of 2024”. Two proposed changes to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code...more

DarrowEverett LLP

What IRS’s Low-Income Adder Guidance Means For Renewables Projects

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”) breathed new life into the tax scheme for renewable energy projects, creating a new base tax credit with a series of adders that can significantly increase viability of projects...more

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Applications for Low-Income Communities Bonus Tax Credits to Open in Early Fall

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Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act created the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program. This program provides additional energy tax credits on top of the existing 30% investment tax credit. According to Section 48(e) of...more

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Treasury Department and IRS Issue Additional Guidance on the New Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program

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The low-income communities bonus credit (the LIC Bonus), which was introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IRA), provides an enhanced tax credit for certain wind and solar facilities located in designated...more

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Treasury Department, IRS Release Low-Income Community Bonus Credit Proposed Rules

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on May 31, 2023, released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the low-income community bonus credit under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code. The NPRM requests...more

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Treasury Department and IRS Release Initial Guidance on the New Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program

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The low-income communities bonus credit (the LIC Bonus), which was introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IRA), provides an enhanced tax credit for renewable energy projects located in designated low-income...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Treasury Issues Final Guidance on Housing Tax Credit Income Averaging Rule; IRS Extends Deadlines

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On October 7, 2022, Treasury issued final and temporary regulations on the income averaging rules for the low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) under Section 42 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

CCA Benefits Low-Income Housing Projects

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the CCA) became law this past Sunday. The CCA has several features of interest to the low-income housing community. 4% Deal Floor: The 4% low-income housing tax credit is worthy of...more

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Treasury Releases Average Income Set-Aside Proposed Regulations

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In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) added a third minimum set-aside option to qualify a project as a qualified low-income project pursuant to Code Section 42(g)(1)(C) - the Average Income Set-Aside. The Average...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup October 26 – October 30, 2020

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of October 26, 2020 – October 30, 2020... October 26, 2020: The IRS released Rev. Proc. 2020-45...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup September 14 – September 18, 2020

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 14, 2020 – September 18, 2020... September 14, 2020: The IRS published final...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Gimme Shelter: An Overview on Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for Developers, Investors, and Lenders

"There are a few ways to obtain low-income housing tax credits. Each program has stress points in making it work, so there isn’t always a clear choice. Timing is often a decisive factor."...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup February 25 – March 1, 2019

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 25 – March 1, 2019. February 25, 2019: The IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2019-05,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup February 18 – 22, 2019

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 18 – 22, 2019. February 19, 2019: The IRS issued a news release promoting online...more

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Quick Hit: FY 2018 Omnibus

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After missing a series of self-imposed deadlines, GOP leaders have finally unveiled the FY 2018 omnibus spending legislation. The package, coming in at $1.3 trillion, will fund the federal government through the remainder of...more

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