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Novogradac & Company LLP publishes the Housing Bond Report, a monthly newsletter on low-income housing tax-exempt bonds. The following is a list of articles published in the Housing Bond Report for 2005. If you are interested in receiving an individual subscription or a copy of any of these articles, please contact products@novoco.com. You can also mail your request to Products Desk , Novogradac & Company LLP, 246 First Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105.
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December 2005
IRS Issues E-File Guidance for Corporations and Tax-Exempt Organizations
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Tennessee Governor Announces New Housing Tax Credit Program
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Impact: $49 Million Investment for New Low-Income Housing in California
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Prop. 46 Funds Awarded, $148 Million to Create Affordable Housing and Jobs
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Sarbanes Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Affordable Housing, Community Development
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Mixed Reviews for Tax Reform Proposals — LIHTCs Could Suffer
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA
November 2005
Treasury Report Analyzes IRS Tax-Exempt Bond Examination Program
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Hurricane Bonds Proposed for Gulf Coast Recovery
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Rating Agency Updates Guidelines for PHA Cap Fund Bonds
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
OFHEO Releases 2004 GSE Review
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Legislation Introduced to Modernize Affordable Housing & Business Finance Programs Offered By WHEDA
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Preservation Advocates Mobilize to Defend Gulf Coast’s Historic Properties
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA
October 2005
Panelists Discuss Bond Market Trends
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Hurricane Katrina: Tax-Exempt Bond Impact
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Freddie Mac Announces Refinance Deal for 3,985 Units in New York
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Yields on 30-Year AMT Housing Bonds Remain Below 5 Percent
By Lauren Deneka, D.A. Davidson & Co.
Katrina and What it Means for Housing
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA
September 2005
Tax Issues in Combining HUD 811, 202 with LIHTCs Can be Overcome with Planning, Flexibility
By Mark Kantor and Tom Nelson, Kantor Taylor McCarthy PC
IRS Plans 501(c)(3) Audits in 2006; Abusive Arbitrages Remain a Prime Target
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
California Announces $162.9 Million in Proposition 46 Bond Awards
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Massachusetts Gets $200 Million in Bonds to Recapitalize State Housing Production Programs
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Affordable Housing Supporters Advocate to Protect Bonds, LIHTCs in GSE Reform Legislation
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA
August 2005
Moody's Reports Negative Outlook for Affordable Housing Bond Sector
By Ferdinand S. Perrault, Florence Zeman and John C. Nelson, Moody's Investors Service
IRS Publishes Procedures for Correcting Failure to Pay Arbitrage Rebate on Time
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Treasury Provides Interim Guidance Regarding Circular 230 Rules
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
MBA Reports on 2004's Top Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Originators
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
New Homeownership Incentives Introduced
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA
July 2005
ACT Report Suggests Ways to Reduce Tax-Exempt Bond Record Retention Burden
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Advocates Praise Prop. 46 Results, Call for Permanent Funding Source
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust Enters $250 Million Agreement for Affordable Housing in Illinois
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
New Mortgage Product Aimed at Newly Constructed, Substantially Rehabilitated Apartments
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Industry Stresses Value of LIHTC, TEB Programs in Testimony to Tax Reform Panel
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA
June 2005
IRS, Treasury Release Revised Circular 230 Standards
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
GSEs Subject of Debate, Legislation
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Complex Transaction Closes Under HUD’s 811-202 Mixed Finance Program
By Mark Kantor, Kantor Taylor McCarthy PC
HUD Approves $77.8 Million Bond Deal in Washington, D.C.
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Proposed GSE Portfolio Limits Not Well Received by Housing Industry
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA
May 2005
Oregon State Treasurer Appeals to IRS on Opposing Interpretations of LIHTC Provisions
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
HUD Approves $600 Million Bond Deal for New York City Public Housing
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Nation’s Largest Solar Energy Affordable Apartment Community Funded in Part with Tax-Exempt Bonds
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Tax-Exempt Debt, LIHTCs Preserve 160 Units in Illinois
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Strong Opposition Raised to Strengthening American’s Communities Initiative
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA
April 2005
Prevailing Wage Ruling Exempts Certain Bond, Tax Credit Projects in California
By Arnold P. Schuster, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Rural Housing Service Amends Program to Increase Secondary Market Participation
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Moody’s Outlook for Multifamily Affordable Housing Remains Negative
By Florence Zeman, Ferdinand S. Perrault and Diana Estrada, Moody’s Investors Service
Tax Reform Panel Considers Proposals that Could Affect the LIHTC
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, Novogradac & Company LLP
March 2005
HUD Amends Section 202 Program
By Margaret Allen, AGM Financial Services
New Thinking on an Old Product
By Lauren Deneka, D.A. Davidson & Co.
IRS Continues Focus on Abusive Transactions
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
L.A. Mayor Proposes $500 Million Housing Bond
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Federal Government Provides More Than $25 in Subsidies for Homeownership to Each $1 for Rentals
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, Novogradac & Company LLP
February 2005
Treasury, IRS Propose New Rule Regarding Written Advice Concerning Tax-Exempt Bonds
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
San Jose, Calif. Redevelopment Agency Awarded $75 Million in Tax-Exempt Bonds
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
CalHFA Makes Awards Across the State
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
New York Agency Issues Bonds for Housing in Lower Manhattan
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
New Laws in Michigan to Expand Affordable Housing
By Alex, Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Tax Reform Casts an Uncertain Shadow
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, Novogradac & Company LLP
January 2005
Some States To See Boosts to Private Activity Bond Caps
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
HUD Publishes 2005 DDAs
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
California Agency Moves to Open Application Process
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
Colorado Metro Areas Launch Pilot Project: Transit Oriented Housing Pool
By Alex Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
HUD Announces Affordable Communities Awards
By Alex, Ruiz, Staff Writer, Novogradac & Company LLP
LIHTC Industry Must Unite to Support Expansion of Credit
By Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, Novogradac & Company LLP