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Section 10310. Reservations of Tax Credits.

CTCAC Regulations Implementing the Federal and State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Programs · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

  • (a) Reservation cycles. The Committee shall reserve Tax Credits on a regular basis in accordance with H. & S Code Section 50199.14(a), pursuant to these regulations and the QAP, incorporated by reference in full. Except for reservations made pursuant to Section 10325(h) of these Regulations, Reservations of Tax Credits shall occur only at scheduled meetings of the Committee, which shall announce application-filing deadlines and the approximate dates of reservation meetings as early in the year as possible.

  • (b) Credit Ceiling available. The approximate amount of Tax Credits available in each reservation cycle may be established by the Committee at a public meeting designated for that purpose as of February first of the calendar year, in accordance with the following provisions:

    • (1) Amount of Federal Tax Credits. The amount of Federal Tax Credits available for reservation in a reservation cycle shall be equal to the sum of:

      • (A) the per capita amount authorized by law for the year, plus or minus the unused, Federal Credit Ceiling balance from the preceding calendar year, multiplied by a percentage amount established by the Committee for said cycle;

      • (B) the amount allocated, and available, under IRC Section 42(h)(3)(D) as of the date that is thirty days following the application deadline for said cycle;

      • (C) the amount of Federal Credit Ceiling returned, and available, as of the date that is thirty days following the application deadline for said cycle; and, additional amounts of Federal Credit Ceiling, from the current or subsequent year, necessary to fully fund projects pursuant to the allocation procedures set forth in these regulations.

For calendar year 2020, and 2021 if applicable, the amount of the Federal Credit Ceiling established by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (“FCAA”) shall be allocated pursuant to Section 10325(d)(1). For calendar year 2021, and 2022 if applicable, the amount of the Federal Credit Ceiling established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”) shall be allocated pursuant to Section 10325(d)(1).

  • (2) Amount of State Tax Credits. The amount of State Tax Credits available for reservation in a reservation cycle shall be equal to:

    • (A) the amount authorized by law for the year, less any amount set-aside for use with certain tax-exempt bond financed projects, plus the unused State Credit Ceiling balance from the preceding calendar year, multiplied by a percentage amount established by the Committee for said cycle;

    • (B) the amount of State Credit Ceiling returned, and available, by the date that is thirty days following the application deadline for said cycle; plus,

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  • (C) additional amounts of State Credit Ceiling, from the current or subsequent year, necessary to fully fund projects pursuant to the allocation procedures set forth in these regulations and,

  • (D) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per calendar year in State Farmworker Credits to provide Farmworker Housing, plus any returned and unused State Farmworker Credit balance from the preceding calendar year.

  • (3) Waiting List Tax Credits. Tax Credits returned (other than those returned pursuant to Section 10328(g), and Tax Credits allocated under IRC Section 42(h)(3)(D) during any calendar year, and not made available in a reservation cycle, shall be made available to applications on Committee Waiting Lists, pursuant to subsection 10325(h).

Note: Authority cited: Section 50199.17, Health and Safety Code; Sections 12206, 17058 and 23610.5, Revenue and Taxation Code.

Reference: Sections 12206, 17058 and 23610.5, Revenue and Taxation Code; and Sections 50199.4, 50199.5, 50199.6, 50199.7, 50199.8, 50199.9, 50199.10, 50199.11, 50199.12, 50199.13, 50199.14, 50199.15, 50199.16, 50199.17, 50199.18, 50199.20, 50199.21 and 50199.22, Health and Safety Code.

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