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In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses the new unofficial tax reform deadline of Dec. 22, as well as the appointed members of the House and Senate conference to negotiate a final tax bill. He also discusses the corporate alternative minimum tax rate, as well as the base erosion and anti-abuse tax. In other news, he discusses HUD's new report on homelessness, as well as the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition's new economic impact report of the NMTC program.'

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses the latest news in tax reform. He also discusses a Bipartisan Policy Center report, the swearing in of Joseph Otting as Comptroller of the Currency and the nomination of Jelena McWilliams, as well as the latest QEI Issuance Report

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses the latest news in tax reform. He also discusses the state of the Missouri state low-income housing tax credit and the reentry of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into the low-income housing tax credit investment market.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about the progress of tax reform. He discusses the major strides both the House and Senate made toward the Republican goal of enacting tax reform this year. He also says what those legislative developments mean for affordable housing, community development, historic preservation and renewable energy.'

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about the Senate Republican tax reform bill and what the proposed legislation could mean for low-income housing tax credits, private activity bonds, the new markets tax credit, the historic rehabilitation tax credit and renewable energy tax credits.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about the House Republican tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) and what the proposed legislation could mean for low-income housing tax credits, private activity bonds, the new markets tax credit, the historic rehabilitation tax credit and renewable energy tax credits.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about the major tax bill expected to be released tomorrow and the legislative hurdles that were cleared to get to this point. After that, he discusses a proposal to combine various tax credits into one program and why that is potentially a bad idea. He closes out with other tax-credit related headlines, including the nomination status of three HUD appointees, an extension for 2015 qualified census tracts (QCTs) and difficult development areas (DDAs), as well as a video of President Ronald Reagan voicing his support for the federal historic tax credit.

In this Special 10th Anniversary Edition of the Novogradac Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, shares his favorite podcast highlights over the past decade, including an excerpt from the first episode, which features then-CDFI Fund Director Kimberly Reed. The episode also includes special messages from former Congressman Rick Lazio, David Gasson of Boston Capital, Merrill Hoopengardner of the National Trust Community Investment Corporation and Michael Bodaken of the National Housing Trust.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about the Senate-passed budget resolution, a big step that Republicans took last week toward enacting tax reform. In other news, he also shares insights from the CDFI Fund's New Markets Tax Credit program manager Bob Ibanez on when to expect 2017 allocation awards to be announced. He wraps up today's podcast with other tax-credit related headlines, including 2018 low-income housing tax credit and bond caps, as well as low-income housing tax credit national pool amounts for 2017.'

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses HUD Secretary Ben Carson's first appearance before the House Financial Services Committee last week. He wraps up today's podcast with other tax-credit related headlines, including information on a budget resolution vote as it relates to tax reform, California wildfire tax relief, the Oklahoma Affordable Housing Tax Credit program and the EPA administrator's comments on eliminating the renewable energy investment and production tax credits.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses the status of the Move America Act, an infrastructure package in Congress and share highlights from last week's House Financial Services Committee hearing that focused on housing finance reform, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He closes out today's podcast with other affordable housing and community development headlines, including some significant state-level news from California and Wisconsin. '

In this week's Special Tax Reform Edition of the Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses the significance of the Republican tax reform framework released last week and what it could mean for the affordable housing, community development, historic rehabilitation and renewable energy communities. After that, he discusses the next steps and what listeners can expect if or when tax reform is enacted. Along the way, he shares some insights into how these proposed changes could affect various tax credit communities. He invites listeners to submit questions or other insights to cpas@novoco.com.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general section, where he provides an update as to what to expect on tax reform this week. He also shares updates on a Senate Finance Committee business tax reform hearing and tax reform retreats by House Republicans and the Ways and Means Committee. He also shares the latest disaster relief announcements from the IRS and HUD. In the affordable housing section, he discusses HUD Secretary Ben Carson's recent op-ed on policy reforms he plans to make. Then, he highlights a few proposed regulations for California's Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. In new markets tax credit news, he discusses how listeners can submit comments on the CDFI Fund's reporting system, CIIS. He closes out with a troubling state historic tax credit development in Wisconsin and why developers there have about 10 months to prepare for a significant program change.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with significant news about the timeline for tax reform.' He also shares good news on the nominations of Pam Patenaude as HUD deputy secretary and Brian Montgomery as FHA commissioner. After that, he provides an update on disaster relief for taxpayers affected by Hurricane Irma. On the affordable housing front, he shares details about private activity bond issuance for affordable rental housing in 2016. He also has information for listeners about the 2018 qualified census tracts and difficult development areas. He discusses the LIHTC Working Group's comments on the National Council of State Housing Agencies' proposed revisions to its Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration. And in state housing news, he provides an update on California S.B. 2 and S.B.3, legislation that could increase the development and preservation of affordable housing. He closes out with state historic tax credit news from Wisconsin. '

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general section, where he shares big news on Hurricane Harvey assistance, the debt ceiling and a continuing resolution. He also provides news regarding the reintroduction of the National Disaster Tax relief Act (H.R. 3679), a bill that would incentivize investments in areas affected by natural disasters. After that, he discusses the latest news on tax reform and shares an update on changes in membership that is coming to the Ways and Means Committee after next year's elections. He shares a status update on the nominations of Pam Patenaude as HUD assistant secretary and of Paul Compton as HUD general counsel. He closes with an updated resource on low-income housing tax credit investments from the ACTION Campaign.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with the status of tax reform efforts and legislative options for a continuing resolution and raising the debt limit, which must be addressed this month. He also provides a short update on amendments filed to Transportation-HUD and other spending bills. Then, he discusses fiscal year 2018 fair market rents and a slate of state bills that could increase funding for affordable housing in California. Next, he shares good news from Illinois, where the state new markets tax credit was extended through S.B.625. He closes out with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's "Wind Energy Finance in the United States: Current Practice and Opportunities," an informative report on wind energy investments.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general section, where he discusses the latest in tax reform efforts. He also touches on upcoming deadlines to keep the government funded through the next fiscal year and to raise the federal debt ceiling. In low-income housing tax credit news, he shares good news regarding an increase in the Rental Assistance Demonstration program cap, and he also talks about the Rent Relief Act, a bill that has been introduced in Congress that would create a federal renter tax credit. He closes out with news on a proposed cap for the Wisconsin state historic tax credit.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with the general section, where he discusses the latest in tax reform efforts. He also talks about the canceling of a planned presidential infrastructure advisory council. In low-income housing tax credit news, he discusses a change to when HUD's new small-area fair market rent designations will go into effect. In new markets tax credit news, he talks about the NMTC Working Group's tax reform recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee. And, he shares the CDFI Fund's latest qualified equity investment issuance report. He closes with an update on the Illinois state historic tax credit extension bill and on a court ruling that could mean good news for New York State historic tax credit investments.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general section where he talks about what GOP leaders are doing to keep alive their goal of advancing tax reform legislation this fall after they return from August recess. Then, he discusses a budget resolution and debt ceiling, two major items on the congressional agenda that are crowding the calendar for tax reform. In low-income housing tax credit news, he discusses a report by HUD on the nation's worst-case housing needs. In new markets tax credit news, he outlines a program update from the CDFI Fund on applications submitted for the 2017 round of the new markets tax credit. He closes with historic tax credit news, where he is talks about Illinois S.B. 1783, a state bill that could extend the Illinois state historic tax credit for another four years.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with the general section, where he outlines President Trump's executive order to create an infrastructure council. Then, he provides listeners with more details on last week's Senate Finance Committee hearing on tax reform and affordable housing. After that, he talks about Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch's plan for a tax reform legislation markup after the August recess. Then, he shares the Trump administration appointees who were confirmed by the Senate last week. In low-income housing tax credit news, he discusses a new Notes from Novogradac blog post that discusses the difficult development areas for 2018. Then, he outlines the newly introduced Smoke-Free Affordable Housing Act (H.R. 3322), which would give low-income housing tax credit allocation preference to non-smoking developments. In new markets tax credit news, he reviews a new markets tax credit compliance report commissioned by the CDFI Fund. In histori