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In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general news section, where he talks about the latest omnibus appropriations bill and tax extenders news. In the low-income housing tax credit section, he discusses a new rental housing report and what it says about how affordable housing programs can better serve the nation's growing housing needs. In new markets tax credit news, he shares an announcement on Capital Magnet Fund guidance and notice of funding availability. He also provides an update on how much funding will be available for fiscal year 2016 through the Social Innovation Pay for Success program. Then, he moves on to historic tax credit news, where he talks about an upcoming application deadline for Ohio's state historic tax credit program. He closes out with renewable energy tax credit news, where he discusses the latest effort to extend the renewable energy investment and production tax credit program permanently

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with the general news section, where he talks about the status of omnibus appropriations legislation for 2016 and the status of tax extender discussions. In the low-income housing tax credit section, he discusses how listeners can learn more about HUD's significant changes to the 2016 designations for difficult development areas and qualified census tracts. In new markets tax credit news, he shares an update to the CDFI Fund's NMTC Certification, Compliance and Monitoring FAQs. He will also talk about the amount of qualified equity investments issued last month. Then, he moves on to historic tax credit news, where he shares the latest awardees of Maryland's very successful state historic tax credit program. And he closes out with renewable energy tax credit news where he discusses the possibility of a phase-out for both the production and investment tax credits.'

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins this week's podcast with the general news section, where he talks about where Congress stands on trying to pass an omnibus appropriations bill for 2016. He also provides an update on tax extender discussions. In the low-income housing tax credit section, he discusses HUD's risk-sharing program for small buildings and what California may do about its growing amount of state lowincome housing tax credit forward commitments. In new markets tax credit news, he tells listeners which entity was named the winner of the CDFI Fund's Innovation Challenge and how that entity's proposal could change the way small businesses find loans in underserved areas. Then, he moves on to historic tax credit news, where he talks about this year's winners of the Maine Preservation Honor Awards. He closes out with renewable energy tax credit news where he discusses a new study on the economic potential of renewable energy and how renewable energy tax credits

Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, shares an update on tax extenders; reviews the recently released report from the Tax Reform Subcommittee of the President's Economic Recovery Board; summarizes recently updated guidance released by the Treasury Department regarding recapture under the Section 1602 low-income housing tax credit cash grant program; discusses some upcoming, critical deadlines for new markets tax credit allocates, and a bill being considered in California to create a state NMTC; highlights the Maryland Sustainable Communities Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program; examines a report that details the impact of three major renewable energy subsidies; and closes with tax credit tidbits.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts this week's podcast with the general news section, where he talks about some key changes to the House Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee. In the affordable housing section, he provides an update on the fiscal year 2016 funding bill for the Departments of Transportation and HUD. He also has big news on HUD's 2016 designations for difficult development areas and qualified census tracts. In new markets tax credit news, he provides a legislative update on bills that would make the new markets tax credit a permanent part of the tax code. Then, he moves on to historic tax credit news, where he shares information on technical guidance training sessions that could help historic preservationists working on federal property developments. He closes out with renewable energy tax credit news, where he discusses a new bill that would extend the production tax credit through the end of 2016.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins the podcast with the general news section, where he provides updates on where Congress stands on highway and transit funding, as well as tax extender discussions. In the affordable housing section, he shared a HUD proposal that could ban smoking at all public housing properties. In new markets tax credit news, he discusses the 2015 new markets tax credit online application and Q&A document that is designed to make applying easier for CDEs. Then, he moves on to historic tax credit news, where he lets listeners know about which historic tax credit industry leader is set to retire and who was chosen as his successor. He closes out with renewable energy tax credit news where he discusses 14 bills that were introduced to extend provisions of the investment tax credit. He also talks about why nearly 50 businesses in Illinois are asking their federal representatives to extend the production and investment tax credits.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off the general news section by talking about the president's State of the Union address and tax reform. He then moves on to discuss the formation of a new advisory council that was formed this month by the Federal Reserve Board. In the low-income housing tax credit section, he gives an update on the disparate impact case that was heard in the Supreme Court last week. He also talks about the 2015 poverty guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and why it can be expected that HUD will soon release its own fiscal year 2015 income limits. He also shares some news about $3.2 million in grants that were awarded through the Choice Neighborhood Planning program. In a state-level update, he talks about what California's state treasurer John Chung is planning to do to increase the supply of affordable housing in the state. He also briefly discusses a new report that highlights achievements of the low-income hous

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with the general news section, where he discusses the latest news from Washington on the new House Ways and Means Chairman, a House-approved highway and transportation bill and support for long-term tax extenders. In the affordable housing section, he shares what two influential groups had to say about the low-income housing tax credit recently. In new markets tax credit news, he provides an update on qualified equity investments issued in the month of October and the likely reason that it's the largest amount issued in one month since last year. Then, he moves on to historic tax credit news, where he tells listeners which state's historic preservation office is planning a big push to increase the state historic tax credit cap to $120 million. And he closes out with legislative updates on two renewable energy tax credit bills in the renewable energy tax credit section.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general news section, where he provides the latest news from Washington on the new speaker of the House, a two-year budget deal, highway funding and the race for a new House Ways and Means Committee chairman. In the affordable housing section, he shares a report on what the HOME program has accomplished for affordable housing over the past 25 years. In new markets tax credit news, he highlights updated NMTC guidance from the CDFI Fund, and he provides a reminder of upcoming application deadlines for 2015 new markets tax credit allocation authority. Then, he moves on to historic tax credit news, where he talks about how a long-awaited bill could make the biggest changes to the historic tax credit in decades. He closes out with renewable energy tax credit discussion, where he discusses a new report on why the renewable energy investment tax credit should be expanded to other sources of renewable energy.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off general news section with news from Washington. He has updates on speaker of the House election, information on the upcoming highway and transportation funding deadline and a look at the approaching deadline to raise the national debt ceiling. In the affordable housing section, he talks about the 2016 low-income housing tax credit and private activity bond caps. After that, he discusses a new public housing bill that could influence a markup of a HUD reform bill. In statelevel news, he shares highlights of California's newly adopted regulations for its low-income housing tax credit. In new markets tax credit news, he discusses the official opening of the new markets tax credit 2015 funding round. He will highlight what listeners need to know about applications and important dates to remember. In related news, he talks about how the CDFI Fund is allowing certain military bases to qualify for the new markets tax credit more easily

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins this week's podcast with the general news section, where he shares updates on the deadlines that Congress will need to address in the coming months. In the affordable housing section, he talks about the 2015 low-income housing tax credit national pool and which five states were the top recipients. Then, he'll have two updates from HUD. One is on the 2016 operating cost adjustment factors for project-based assistance contracts. The second concerns public housing authorities' use and reporting of administrative fee reserves. He will also discuss the significant regulation changes proposed by California's Tax Credit Allocation Committee. In new markets tax credit news, he tells listeners about an updated and expanded resource for community development professionals, the 2015 Novogradac New Markets Tax Credit Handbook. After that, he moves on to historic tax credits, where he talks about proposed rule changes for Georgia's state histori

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with the general news section where he discusses the unexpectedly dramatic race to elect a new speaker of the House and what fiscal deadlines the speaker will need to address before the end of the year. In the affordable housing section, he'll talk about a new housing reform bill that was introduced to streamline several housing programs. Then, he highlights HUD's upcoming deadlines for processing mixed-finance developments. In state-level news, he shares an update on two California low-income housing tax credit bills. In new markets tax credit news, he tells listeners which entity the CDFI Fund chose to provide group training and assistance to minority certified community development entities. After that, he moves to the historic tax credit section, where he talks about which preservation advocate received an award for her part in getting her state's historic tax credit program reinstated. He closes out with the renewable energ

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general news section by discussing a stopgap bill that was enacted last week to keep the federal government funded for another two months. Plus, he has updates on the other fiscal deadlines that Congress must address before the end of the year. In the affordable housing section, he talks about the mortgage insurance premiums released by HUD for fiscal year 2016. He also shares news about how two housing forums could affect the presidential race. In new markets tax credit news, he provides updates on the CDFI Fund's new program data system that is replacing the myCDFIFund portal. Then, he reviews the amount of qualified equity investments issued last month and the amount of new markets tax credits remaining to be allocated. After that, he moves to the historic tax credit section, where he addresses an expanded resource that will provide industry participants with updated historic tax credit basics. He closes with the renewab

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with a discussion on the Speaker of the House John Boehner's retirement announcement and what it could mean for budget bill negotiations. In the affordable housing section, he talks about a report on how the number of severely rent overburdened households is projected to change over the next 10 years. He also shares news about which affordable housing community leader is retiring this spring. In new markets tax credit news, he announces the winners of the 2015 Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Community Development QLICIs of the Year Awards. After that, he moves to the historic tax credit section, where he talks about a great resource for updated information on the historic tax credit. He closes out with the renewable energy tax credit section, with news about a Senate bill that would temporarily renew and then replace the energy production and investment tax credits. Then, he discusses how listeners can win recognition for thei

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with a discussion on the fiscal deadlines that Congress has to face in the next few months. In the affordable housing section, he talks about the status of two California bills that would make the state low-income housing tax credit an even more effective development tool. In new markets tax credit news, he provides information about the CDFI Fund's new website. After that, he moves to the historic tax credit section, where he talks about which state has officially restored its expired state historic tax credit. He closes out with the renewable energy tax credit section, with two reports on the importance of preserving renewable energy incentives. One is from the American Wind Energy Association and the other is from the Solar Energy Industries Association.

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins the general news section by sharing two bills that could affect how the federal government will deal with the debt ceiling and other federal obligations. He also talks about the status of tax extenders in Congress and what a group of more than 2,000 organizations had to say about tax extenders and economic growth. In the affordable housing section, he discusses a report from the Congressional Budget Office on federal housing assistance programs and a range of options on how they can be changed or eliminated. Then, he talks about HUD's new capital fund guidebook and how it can be useful for public housing authorities and HUD field offices. He also has a reminder about how listeners can nominate their favorite affordable housing developments for the Novogradac Developments of Distinction Awards. In new markets tax credit news, he addresses a new rule in Maine that prevents the state new markets tax credit from using one-day bridge loa

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general section, where he shares a recent report from the Office of Management and Budget on the appropriations bills approved by the House and Senate. In affordable housing news, he discusses HUD's proposed fiscal year 2016 fair market rents. And he lets listeners know how they can submit nominations for the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Developments of Distinction Awards. In new markets tax credit news, he provides a recap of the CDFI Fund's recent listening tour and what CDFIs have suggested for improving the CDFI program. He also shares information on the latest Qualified Equity Investment Issuance Report. After that, he moves to the historic tax credit section, where the topic is how Massachusetts considers the transfer of its state historic tax credit for multiphase projects. He closes out with the renewable energy tax credit section, where he talks about a private letter ruling that meant good news for one invest

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts the podcast off with a discussion of a new prediction by the Congressional Budget Office that the federal debt limit will be reached later than expected and what that could mean to Congress. He also looks at other key matters facing Congress when it returns next week. In the low-income housing tax credit segment, he shares some good news about HUD's housing choice voucher program and a final rule that improves its portability. He also touches on a California notice on how to retain current-year difficult development area status. In addition, he talks about how listeners can nominate developments for some upcoming awards as well as how to register for upcoming webinars. In new markets tax credit news, he reviews about the latest Qualified Equity Investment report from the CDFI Fund. In the historic tax credit section, he congratulates the winners of the 2015 Novogradac Historic Rehabilitation Awards. He closes today's podcast with th

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general news section where he discusses what could be on tap for Congress in the next few months and where tax reform discussions might fit in. In the low-income housing tax credit segment, he shares information on two recent HUD publications. One revises Section 8 renewal guidance and the other proposes revising HUD's previous participation reviews. He also talks about an upcoming webinar that could save LIHTC property owners and managers a lot of worry when it comes to lease ups and maximizing tax credits in the first year. In new markets tax credit news, he shares information about a job opening at the CDFI Fund. In the historic tax credit section, he tells listeners who was selected to head up the historic preservation lobby group, Preservation Action. He closes with the renewable energy tax credit section, where he discusses two reports released by the Department of Energy and what they say about wind power and renewab

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with by discussing how much a tax extenders package passed by the Senate Finance Committee is expected to cost over the next 10 years. In the low-income housing tax credit segment, he shares the results of the Council of Development Finance Agencies' 2014 private activity bond and volume cap report. He also talks about a report on how cities can make inclusionary housing policies more balanced between addressing housing needs and keeping requirements financially feasible for developers. In new markets tax credit news, he provides an update on legislation that would permanently extend the federal New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. In the historic tax credit section, he shares an opportunity for listeners to gain insights from some of the leading experts in the historic tax credit community. He closes with the renewable energy tax credit section, where he talks about a recently enacted Oregon bill and what it means for renewab