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Rev. Rul. 2000-31, 2000-26 IRB 1269, IRC Sec(s). 42

Low-income housing credit – credit allocation.

Headnote:

This ruling announces the monthly bond factor amounts to be used by taxpayers who dispose of qualified low-income buildings or interests therein during the period April through June 2000.

Full Text:

In Rev. Rul. 90-60, 1990-2 C.B. 3, the Internal Revenue Service provided guidance to taxpayers concerning the general methodology used by the Treasury Department in computing the bond factor amounts used in calculating the amount of bond considered satisfactory by the Secretary under section 42(j)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. It further announced that the Secretary would publish in the Internal Revenue Bulletin a table of “bond factor” amounts for dispositions occurring during each calendar month.

This revenue ruling provides in Table 1 the bond factor amounts for calculating the amount of bond considered satisfactory under section 42(j)(6) for dispositions of qualified low-income buildings or interests therein during the period April through June 2000.

                               TABLE 1
                          REV. RUL. 2000-31
       MONTHLY BOND FACTOR AMOUNTS FOR DISPOSITIONS EXPRESSED
                  AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CREDITS
              CALENDAR YEAR BUILDING PLACED IN SERVICE
             OR, IF SECTION 42(f)(1) ELECTION WAS MADE,
                    THE SUCCEEDING CALENDAR YEAR
Month of
Disposition    1987   1988   1989   1990   1991   1992   1993
Apr '00        31.27  46.78  62.87  79.50  82.43  86.72  91.18
May '00        31.27  46.78  62.87  79.50  82.19  86.46  90.90
Jun '00        31.27  46.78  62.87  79.50  81.95  86.21  90.63
                          [table continued]
Month of
Disposition   1994     1995    1996    1997    1998    1999    2000
Apr '00       95.67   100.29  105.28  110.55  116.23  121.62  124.35
May '00       95.36    99.96  104.93  110.16  115.80  121.15  124.35
Jun '00       95.07    99.65  104.59  109.80  115.41  120.73  124.35
For a list of bond factor amounts applicable to dispositions occurring during other calendar years, see the following revenue rulings: Rev. Rul. 98-3, 1998-1 C.B. 248, for dispositions occurring during the calendar years 1996 and 1997; Rev. Rul. 98-13, 1998-1 C.B. 686, for dispositions occurring during the period January through March 1998; Rev. Rul 98-31, 1998-1 C.B. 1269, for dispositions occurring during the period April through June 1998; Rev. Rul. 98-45, 1998-2 C.B. 364, for dispositions occurring during the period July through September 1998; Rev. Rul. 99-1, 1999-2 I.R.B. 4, for dispositions occurring during the period October through December 1998; Rev. Rul. 99-54, 1999-51 I.R.B. 675, for dispositions occurring during the calendar year 1999; and Rev. Rul. 2000-22, 2000- 16 I.R.B. 880, for dispositions occurring during the period January through March 2000.

Drafting Information

The principal author of this revenue ruling is Gregory N. Doran of the Office of Assistant Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries). For further infromation regarding this revenue ruling, contact Mr. Doran on (202) 622-3040 (not a toll-free call).