On September 1, 2021, at a time when America’s underserved and distressed communities need financial investment the most, the U.S. Department of Treasury through its Community Development Financial Institution Fund announced...more
Five-Year Extension of New Markets Tax Credit Program As we have all seen, the COVID-19 pandemic has created economic suffering for each and every one of our communities. However, for those severely distressed, low-income...more
On May 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 73 Community Development Entities (CDEs) $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation...more
• Part 1 of this series of Holland & Knight alerts described a new tax incentive contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for investments in low-income communities designated as "Opportunity Zones." Part 1 also explained the...more
In Depth - On November 17, 2016, the US Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced the largest single round award of New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations...more
I came home from work the other day and my middle child had a kitten in her arms. A mangy, dirty, little dark scrawny kitten…gross. I’m not a cat person. OK, that’s not completely accurate. I friggin’ hate cats. The world...more
Annually, following the release of the New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) Application, the Community Development Financial Institutions (“CDFI”) Fund identifies ten states, plus US territories, that have not received as much...more
In a previous Housing Plus blog post on January 7, 2015, I described the various updates to the CDFI Fund’s Frequently Asked Questions document for the New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) program. The most significant update may...more
On Friday January 2, the CDFI Fund released an updated Frequently Asked Questions document for New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) questions relating to certification, compliance monitoring, and evaluation. The updated FAQ...more
The new markets tax credit (‘‘NMTC’’) was added to the Internal Revenue Code as §45D2 by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000.3 Initially the program was to provide allocations of the tax credit through 2007, but has...more
On April 24, 2013, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the CDFI Fund) announced the community development entities (CDEs) selected to receive the $3.5 billion in New...more
Eighty-five community development entities (CDEs) have been selected to receive $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation authority in the 2012 round of the NMTC Program. The announcement of the latest round of...more