New Markets Tax Credit Program

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The New Markets Tax Credit Program is a U.S. federal initiative that incentivizes private investment in low-income communities by offering tax credits to investors in qualified community development projects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community development finance program
federal tax incentive program
administeredBy Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
United States Department of the Treasury
surface form: U.S. Department of the Treasury
alsoKnownAs NMTC Program
authorizedBy New Markets Tax Credit Program self-linksurface differs
surface form: Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000
beneficiaries businesses in low-income communities
community development entities
real estate projects in low-income communities
benefitsType federal income tax credit
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creditPercentage 39 percent of the qualified equity investment
creditPeriod 7 years
creditSchedule 5 percent annually for the first 3 years
6 percent annually for the final 4 years
eligibleIntermediaries certified community development entities
eligibleUses business financing in low-income communities
community facilities financing
real estate development in low-income communities
enactedInYear 2000
focus job creation in low-income areas
leveraging private capital
revitalization of distressed neighborhoods
fundingSource federal tax expenditure
intendedOutcome increase access to capital in underserved markets
stimulate economic growth in low-income communities
investmentHoldingRequirement 7-year compliance period
investmentInstrument qualified equity investment
levelOfGovernment federal
mechanism allocates tax credit authority to community development entities
investors receive tax credits in exchange for equity investments
overseenBy CDFI Fund NMTC Program Office
policyArea community development
economic development
tax policy
primaryGoal incentivize private investment in low-income communities
support community development projects
requires allocation application by community development entities
certification of community development entities by CDFI Fund
investment in qualified active low-income community businesses
riskIfNoncompliance recapture of tax credits
statutoryCitation Internal Revenue Code
surface form: Internal Revenue Code Section 45D
supports commercial real estate projects in low-income communities
community service facilities
mixed-use developments in low-income communities
operating businesses in low-income communities
targets distressed census tracts
low-income communities
taxpayerBenefitForm nonrefundable tax credit

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CDFI Fund NMTC Program Office administers New Markets Tax Credit Program
Community Development Entities associatedWithProgram New Markets Tax Credit Program
subject surface form: Community Development Entity
this entity surface form: New Markets Tax Credit
New Markets Tax Credit Program authorizedBy New Markets Tax Credit Program self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000
Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 createdProgram New Markets Tax Credit Program
this entity surface form: New Markets Tax Credit
NMTC Program fullName New Markets Tax Credit Program
CDFI Fund NMTC Program Office manages New Markets Tax Credit Program
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund manages New Markets Tax Credit Program
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CDFI Fund NMTC Program Office responsibleFor New Markets Tax Credit Program