Pre-Conference Workshop

LIHTC 201: Beyond Basics

 
September 14, 2011
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Moderator

Wayne Michael

Wayne Michael
Director of education and marketing operations
Novogradac & Company LLP

 

Pre-Conference Workshop Sponsor

Panelists

Matt Bissonette

Matthew Bissonette
Director
Citi Community Capital

  Wayne Michael

Gary Downs
Partner
Nixon Peabody

         
Nicolo Pinoli

Nicolo Pinoli
Principal
Novogradac & Company LLP

  Sue Wilson

Sue Wilson
Vice President and chief technical officer
Enterprise Community Investment Inc.

 

Registration Rate

$225 workshop only;
$195 with conference registration

Workshop Description

This workshop goes beyond the LIHTC 101 class by looking more in-depth on some of the topics addressed in the 101 course and by addressing new ones.

Target Audience

This workshop is for anyone who has already attended a LIHTC basics course and would like to learn more about the LIHTC. It is also for those who have been working in the LIHTC industry for a few years who feel they have a firm grasp on the basics.

Outline/Agenda

  • Typical ownership structure
    • For-profit and non-profit general partners
    • Special limited partners
    • Share of residual annual cash flows
    • Share of sale and refinance proceeds
  • Project lifecycle
    • Risks (and who bears them)
    • Guarantees
  • Tax credit equity installment schedule and investor yield
  • Cash flow waterfall
  • Construction period issues
    • Capitalization of interest and other soft costs to eligible basis
    • “Land” vs. “Land Improvements” and eligible basis
  • Sources of funds
    • Permanent and construction lending
    • Tax-exempt bonds, including the 95-5 test
    • Tax credit equity, including CRA considerations
    • Deferred developer fees
  • Initial lease up and maximizing first-year tax credits
  • Acq/Rehab project issues

 

Videos

Demolition Costs, Land Improvements and LIHTC Eligible Basis

This video touches on just a few of the issues associated with determining whether to include demolition costs or land improvements/site work costs in eligible basis for the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) calculation.