Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Volume 12 Issue 3

Abridged version of the March 2021 issue of the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits. For more content, please subscribe to the Journal.
Articles
An important factor in determining the value of a solar installation is understanding the trends of power purchase agreement (PPA) pricing.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program has generated a lot of attention–and results–since it was established in 2012.
Question: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected new markets tax credit (NMTC) equity pricing and investment types?
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic recession made at least one thing clear: Residents value affordable housing.
This month marks a year since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world. Over the past 12 months, community development stakeholders adjusted to a new reality while the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided guidance to help them cope with the pandemic and its economic effects.
News Briefs
The Alabama Department of Revenue amended regulations concerning the state historic tax credit (HTC). Under the new regulations, the state HTC can only be transferred once.
The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced Jan. 14 that it will award $1.25 billion through the CDFI Rapid Response Program.
NT Solar, a subsidiary of the National Trust Community Investment Corporation, announced $40 million in solar tax credit investments Jan. 11 in four multistate community and municipal solar portfolios supporting 21 installations.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published in the Jan. 7 Federal Register two notices–one announcing the allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) mitigation funds and the other announcing the allocation of CDBG disaster recovery (CDBG-DR) funds.
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) announced Jan. 15 that onsite physical inspections of low-income housing tax credit properties were suspended as of March 2020 to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.