May 15, 2012

Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, discusses two exciting Novogradac & Company additions. He shares recent developments on the prospects for passage of federal tax legislation before the November elections. He then reviews several Congressional hearings, including last week's hearing on federal support for financial institutions and the Volcker Rule, Treasury official confirmation hearings and a hearing planned for this week about tax-exempt entities in the context of tax reform. In the new markets tax credit discussion, he shares two updates related to the new eligible census tract data released for the new markets tax credit program and an item of interest regarding Oregon's newly enacted state new markets tax credit. In the low-income housing tax credit section, he discusses the status of fiscal year 2013 Section 8 project-based funding and a funding opportunity announced recently by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Finally, in the renewable energy segment, he discusses President Obama's recent call for Congress to extend the production tax credit.