printer friendly

Home > Tax Expenditure Budget > Summary > Corporate and Ohter Business Excise > Credits Against Tax > 2.609 - Low Income Housing Credit

2.609 -Low Income Housing Credit

Item	Description	FY2011	FY2012	FY2013	FY2014	FY2015
2.609	Low Income Housing Credit The Low-Income Housing Credit is administered through the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The Low Income Housing Credit is available to taxpayers for the construction or development of low income housing. The amount of credit that a taxpayer may claim for a qualified Massachusetts project is allocated by the DHCD and is based on a total pool of money awarded to the Commonwealth. The LIHC is not subject to the 50% limitation rule for corporate taxpayers. If the taxpayer disposes of the property generating the LIHC, a portion of the credit may be subject to recapture. Under prior law, the Massachusetts low-income housing tax credits were available only to taxpayers who had been allocated federal low-income housing tax credits. Effective August 1, 2010, the Act allows the Department of Housing and Community Development to grant state low-income housing credits (within the annual cap) to otherwise eligible projects that do not receive a federal low-income housing credit. Note that the annual cap temporarily increases from $50 million per year to $100 million per year for tax years 2013 and 2014, but will return to $50 million per year from 2015. The credit may be carried forward for up to 5 years and may be transferred or sold to another taxpayer, but it is not refundable. Insurance companies, financial institutions, and public utilities, which do not belong to regular corporate tax types, are also allowed to apply for this credit. Origin: M.G.L. c. 63, S. 31H Estimate: $73.5	42.4	49	73.5	98	73.5

Key:

ORIGIN
IRC	Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.)
M.G.L.	Massachusetts General Laws
U.S.C	United States Code
ESTIMATES	All estimates are in $ millions.

top of page link