Tax Credit Tuesday Podcasts

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 abo...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with an update on what the IRS included in its 2015-2016 Priority Guidance Plan. In the low-income housing tax credit segment, he discusses a recent report on how housing finance agencies are faring with a shift in multifamily subsidy types. Then, he talks about the proposed selection process for the third and final roun...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts the podcast off with the general news section, where he provides details about the tax extenders package that was advanced by the Senate Finance Committee last week. He will tell listeners which expired incentives made the cut and when Congress is expected to take up the extenders. He also discusses a bill designed to he...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general news discussion, where he shares what was included in the Senate Finance Committee chairman's tax extender legislation markup and what was left out. In the low-income housing tax credit segment, he outlines a new initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that should come...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with a discussion of the reports released last week by the Senate Finance Committee's tax reform working groups. He informs listeners about what was said about the low-income housing tax credit, new markets tax credit, historic tax credit and renewable energy tax credits'and what their mere inclusion in the report si...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins the general news discussion with an update on the status of the Senate Finance Committee working groups and when they're scheduled to provide feedback on reforming the tax code. In the low-income housing tax credit segment, he shares the latest news on companion legislation that would create a minimum credit rate for the...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off talking about the fiscal year 2016 funding bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. In particular, he discusses which affordable housing program could get slashed by more than $800 million. In the low-income housing tax credit segmen...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the general news section, with a discussion about the status of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) funding bill for fiscal year 2016. Then, he talks about when House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan would like Congress to tackle tax extenders legislation. In the low-income housing tax c...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with a discussion about the status of the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill for fiscal year 2016 and why both House and Senate leadership may consider legislation to increase spending caps. In the low-income housing tax credit segment, he provides updates on a handful of California affo...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with a discussion about why the president has issued an early veto threat to the fiscal year 2016 THUD appropriations bill that the House Appropriations Committee approved in May. He also shares how that veto threat could affect Republicans' strategy to advance their budget plan. In the low-income housing tax credit segm...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about the status of Senate Appropriations Committee fiscal year 2016 allocations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development. Then, he reviews a proposed rule change by the Federal Reserve that could be good news for municipal bonds. In the low-income housing tax credit section, he discusses what...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, opens the podcast with the general news section, discussing progress on a bill that could advance evidence-based policymaking within the federal government. Then, he gives the latest news on the Senate Finance Committee's five tax reform working groups. In the low-income housing tax credit section, he shares a report illustrati...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off the general news section by talking about the T-HUD appropriations bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee last week. In the low-income housing tax credit section, he shares a Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum from the IRS and what it says about conflicting tenant income requirements among different programs....

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with a discussion on legislation that would increase the annual issuance limit for issuers of bankqualified bonds. In the affordable housing section, he shares news about the latest efforts to establish a minimum rate for the low-income housing tax credit and how that bill could be a game-changer for the industry. Then,...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses some tax credit amendments filed to an education savings plan bill. Then, he shares some recommendations submitted to the Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups. More specifically, he outlines some of the suggestions made to improve the low-income housing tax credit, new markets tax credit and renewable en...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts by talking about the progress congressional lawmakers are making in finalizing a joint budget agreement. He also shares updated guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board on how nonprofits should present their financial statements. In the affordable housing section, he discusses how the House Appropriations C...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the progress lawmakers have made in negotiating a fiscal year 2016 budget and when a final agreement can be expected. In the affordable housing section, he shares news about a hearing that was held by the House Committee on Financial Services last week and what witnesses had to say about the low-income housing tax c...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about several deadlines that are coming up tomorrow, April 15. In the affordable housing section, he shares news about legislation that would expand funding for the National Housing Trust Fund and the low-income housing tax credit. Then, he discusses interim guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developme...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with a discussion about what can be expected from Congress in the next week as the deadline to pass a joint conference agreement on a budget approaches. He also talks about advocacy efforts to protect an important tool for affordable housing and community development: tax-exempt municipal bonds. In the affordable housing...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off by talking about the budget proposals that the House and Senate passed last week, and what the next procedural steps will be in the coming weeks. In the affordable housing section, he discusses the final rule issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency on allocations made by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Housing...

'In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the Republican House and Senate Budget Committee resolutions that were released last week. He also shares information about how listeners can submit comments on what guidance the Internal Revenue Service should prioritize in 2015 and 2016. In low-income housing tax credit news, he discusses a memorandum from the IR...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with updated baseline projections from the Congressional Budget Office and what it expects the federal debt and deficit to look like in the next year and beyond. He will also discuss news about how listeners can contribute to tax reform discussions in Washington. In affordable housing news, he shares an analysis of the 2...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about the federal debt ceiling and why Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is urging Congress to raise the debt limit as soon as possible. He also discusses updated consolidation guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and shares information about a new bill that was introduced to promote public-private partnersh...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins the general news section with more information about the status of the Senate's tax reform working groups. He also talks about a stakeholder letter urging lawmakers to protect the effectiveness of municipal bonds. Then, he announces that he will discuss a consolidation guidance update from the Financial Accounting Standa...

In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off by discussing the Council of Economic Advisers' annual report. In affordable housing news, he reviews an energy-efficiency report from Virginia and how it could encourage more state housing agencies to incentivize green building standards. In other state-level news, he talks about how a multi-billion-dollar state bud...