New Markets Tax Credit

Download or read book New Markets Tax Credit written by Michael Brostek and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund awarded $26 billion in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) through 2009 for invest. in low-income communities. The NMTC allows investors to claim a tax credit totaling 39% of their invest. in Community Development Entities (CDE) over 7 years which CDEs reinvest in qualified communities. This report: (1) describes where and how CDEs are using NMTCs; (2) assesses how CDEs use NMTCs to offer favorable financing terms to low-income community bus. and describes options for simplifying the NMTC; (3) describes how NMTC invest. support low-income community development; and (4) determines how effective IRS and the CDFI Fund have been in monitoring NMTC compliance. Illustrations.