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| Program Compliance |

The New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) Allocation Application process is arduous and requires significant documentation. Once an allocation has been awarded, the documentation during the seven-year life of the program needs to be equally thorough. As a federal tax program, the NMTC Program is tightly regulated, with a long list of regulatory and programmatic rules and requirements that a community development entity (CDE) must follow, set by both the Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In practice, CDEs are responsible for three types of compliance to these two agencies…Download the PDF to learn more
Step 1: Applying for CDE Application
Step 3: The Allocation Agreement
Step 5: Structuring Around State and Local Tax Issues