Form 8610 (2018)
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Part I
Line 1
Enter the total number of Forms 8609 attached to this Form
8610 that were used to allocate credit during 2018. Don’t
include Forms 8609 issued to taxpayers that reflect credit
allocations made prior to 2018 on section 42(h)(1)(E) or
42(h)(1)(F) carryover allocation documents.
Line 2a
Enter the total number of Forms 8609 attached to this Form
8610 for:
• Credit allocations made prior to 2018 on section 42(h)(1)(E)
or 42(h)(1)(F) carryover allocation documents, and
• Credits attributable to projects financed by tax-exempt
bonds subject to volume cap under section 42(h)(4).
Part II
Line 5a
A state’s population is determined according to section
146(j). See Notice 2018-45, 2018-21 I.R.B. 620, for
applicable population figures.
Line 5b
Don’t include on this line allocations made and returned in
the same year.
Line 5c
Enter the “Amount Allocated,” if any, for your state in Rev.
Proc. 2018-55, 2018-47 I.R.B. 775.
Line 5e
If the 2017 Form 8610 was amended, enter the amount (if
any) from the amended Form 8610, line 9.
Line 5f
This is the state housing credit ceiling available for
allocations during 2018.
Line 5g
Not more than 90% of the line 5f amount is allowed to be
allocated to projects other than qualified low-income
housing projects described in section 42(h)(5)(B).
Enter the sum of the following amounts.
• Any amount reported on line 1b of an attached Form 8609
with box 6f checked.
• Any amount reported on line 5 of an attached Schedule A
(Form 8610) with question 3b answered “Yes.”
Lines 6a and 6b
Enter on the applicable line the dollar amount actually
allocated during 2018. Don’t include the following.
• Credits allowed to tax-exempt bond financed projects
under section 42(h)(4). These credits don’t count against the
total state housing ceiling authorized on line 5f.
• Amounts allocated and returned during the year, unless
such amounts are reallocated by the close of the year.
On line 6a, enter the total amounts reported on all Forms
8609, Part I, line 1b, that are included on line 1 of this Form
8610. On line 6b, enter the total amounts reported as
carryover allocations that are included on line 3 of this Form
8610.
Part III
Line 14
Include all low-income buildings within the 15-year
compliance period as of the end of the reporting year that
were subject to compliance monitoring under Regulations
section 1.42-5 and Temporary Regulations section 1.42-5T.
Line 14 also includes buildings financed with tax-exempt
bonds and by the Rural Housing Service.
Line 15
Of the low-income buildings reported on line 14, enter the
number of buildings that have been physically inspected
and/or subjected to the sampling for unit inspections and
tenant file reviews at least once in the last 3 years. Consider
the physical inspections and tenant file reviews completed if
the owner has been provided notice of the results.
Caution: If line 14 doesn’t equal line 15, attach an
explanation to the Form 8610 to explain the difference. See
Rev. Proc. 2016-15, 2016-11 I.R.B. 435.
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