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LIHTC Compliance Software for Layered Tax-Credit Properties

ExactEstate runs IRC §42 enforcement as a first-class platform behavior — not a module you license. Rent ceilings validate at lease save, income limits resolve at TIC approval, the 140% Available Unit Rule recomputes nightly, and AIT averages compute live with pass/fail status.

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13+ statesState HFA TIC PDFs
The reality

LIHTC compliance is unforgiving

One blown TIC at file review, one missed AUR transition, one rent over the ceiling — and the project loses credits.

Most platforms bolt LIHTC on as a licensed module with ceiling checks that run on a delay. ExactEstate runs IRC §42 enforcement as a first-class platform behavior: rent ceilings validate at lease save, income limits resolve at TIC approval, the 140% rule recomputes nightly, and every state HFA TIC generates the moment a certification is approved.

Resident at home in an affordable housing unitPBV · HCV · PBRA, one install

LIHTC compliance software enforces the rules of IRC §42 throughout a property's compliance period.

It covers applicable fraction calculation (§42(c)(1)(B)), minimum set-aside elections (§42(g)(1), with the 20-50 / 40-60 thresholds), Average Income Test averaging (§42(g)(1)(C) and IRS Notice 2022-12), the 140% Available Unit Rule (§42(g)(2)(D)(ii)), Extended Use Period tracking (§42(h)(6)(B)(i)), and the Treasury Reg. §1.42-5 recordkeeping that withstands an IRS site audit — producing the state HFA Tenant Income Certification (TIC) for the property's state.

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20-50

20-50 set-aside

At least 20% of units at 50% of area median income.

IRC §42(g)(1)(A)
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40-60

40-60 set-aside

At least 40% of units at 60% of area median income.

IRC §42(g)(1)(B)
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AIT

Average Income Test

Units average 60% AMI across designations from 20% to 80%.

IRC §42(g)(1)(C)
What ExactEstate does

Everything §42 needs, native

Ceiling enforcement, the 140% rule, AIT validation, and state TICs on one install — not a licensed module with checks that run on a delay.

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140% Available Unit Rule engine

Recomputes every unit against 140% AMI, nightly.

When a household crosses, an over-income event is flagged with the program and remediation path, and the Next Available Unit Rule engages for the building. The Compliance Hub surfaces NAUR state with the citation chain to IRC §42(g)(2)(D)(ii) and IRS Form 8823 Line 11c.

AUR nightlyNAUR engagedForm 8823 Line 11c
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Average Income Test

Designations 20–80%, averaged to 60%.

Per-property AIT election, per-unit designations at 20/30/40/50/60/70/80% with effective dates, running-average 60% pass/fail validation, and inline designation editing per IRS Notice 2022-12. With AIT elected, AUR threshold logic shifts accordingly.

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Applicable Fraction dashboard

One-click recalc, per building per year.

Covers unit fraction, square-footage fraction, and the resulting applicable fraction. Citation: IRC §42(c)(1)(B) — min(unit fraction, floor space fraction).

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State HFA TIC generation

Native PDF generators for 13+ states.

CA TCAC, NY HCR, TX TDHCA, FL FHFC, OH OHFA, MI MSHDA, GA DCA, IL IHDA, MD CDA/DHCD, CO CHFA, NC NCHFA, PA PHFA, and AK AHFC. Per-state templates resolve by property state, with 100+ form fields mapped per template.

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Compliance Period tracker

Placed-in-service to extended-use, visualized.

Placed-in-service date, initial compliance end, extended-use end, a visual countdown with color-coded urgency, progress bar, and a configurable alert window (Treas. Reg. §1.42-5 + §42(h)(6)(B)(i)).

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HUD Income Limits auto-import

By ZIP and FIPS, one click to apply.

Auto-import from the HUD User API by ZIP and FIPS, with statewide fallback and interpolation, 30/40/50/60/70/80% tier support, and one-click “Apply to Designations.”

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Lease-level ceiling enforcement

LIHTC, HOME-Low, and PBS8 at lease save.

At lease save, the platform validates the LIHTC ceiling, the HOME-Low ceiling, and the PBS8 contract rent simultaneously. The lease cannot be saved over the floor; errors itemize designation, price, utility allowance, total, and limit.

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TIC sub-records

Asset, wage, benefit, and expense — each verified.

Each TIC sub-record is independently verifiable with file upload, verified-by, and verified-date — asset records (imputed asset income at the HOTMA passbook rate), wage, benefit (HUD income codes), rental assistance, and expense records. DocuSign-integrated TIC signing with frozen PDF snapshots per event.

HAP reconciliation

One TIC, every ceiling checked

At lease save and at certification, ExactEstate resolves the most restrictive rule across every layered program — then freezes the result and generates the state TIC.

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Lease save

LIHTC, HOME-Low, and PBS8 ceilings validate simultaneously.

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TIC drafted

Asset, wage, benefit, and expense sub-records are each verified.

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Income resolved

The rule engine returns the most restrictive income limit for the household size.

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Approved & frozen

A frozen TIC PDF snapshot is filed — no after-the-fact edits.

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State TIC generated

The per-state HFA template generates automatically by property state.

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A single PHA wire splits across 47 residents in one workflow. SUBRENT and RENT charges post, and an audit row records the allocation snapshot — making later PHA-side reconciliation defensible.
TIC · frozen at approvalAUR · recomputed nightly
On the ground

Built for the work your team actually does

Property manager meeting a residentCertify

Generate the state HFA TIC

  • Native PDF generators for 13+ states.
  • 100+ form fields mapped per template.
  • Checkboxes marked, addenda auto-trimmed.
Manager handing keys at a unitValidate

Run the 140% rule, nightly

  • Every unit recomputed against 140% AMI.
  • Over-income events flag the NAUR order.
  • Citations to §42(g)(2)(D)(ii) inline.
Inspection walkthrough at a propertyTrack

Track the Compliance Period

  • Placed-in-service to extended-use countdown.
  • Color-coded urgency and alert window.
  • Frozen TIC snapshots for §1.42-5 audit.
Three regimes, in detail

The §42 fine print, handled

Vacancy-loss posting

24 CFR Part 983

ExactEstate generates theoretical-vs-actual rent reports with debit/credit journal entries via background task — required to demonstrate qualified basis for LIHTC compliance. Preview before submit, with a full audit log.

Built-in regulatory citations

24 CFR Part 982

The platform surfaces the actual citation chain in the UI when raising errors: IRC §42(c)(1)(B), §42(g)(1), §42(g)(2)(D)(ii), §42(h)(6)(B)(i), §42(i)(3)(D); Treas. Reg. §1.42-5 / -10 / -12; IRS Notice 2022-12; Rev. Proc. 2004-82; and IRS Forms 8609, 8703, and 8823.

HOTMA-aligned calculations

24 CFR Parts 880–884

HOTMA income and asset rules flow through LIHTC TIC calculations on layered properties: the revised §5.609 income definitions, §5.611 deductions, the §5.618 asset threshold, and the §5.617 de minimis rule wherever LIHTC runs alongside HUD-assisted programs.

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In their words

What operators say after switching

ExactEstate implemented our software in days, not weeks. Any customized request is executed immediately. We now run TRACS submissions, lease signing and background checks all through this single platform. Complete game changer for our team.
JGJoe G.Real Estate Owner
Considering this is a tax-credit community, ExactEstate makes daily tasks like recertifications, nightly reports, marketing, intake applications, and delinquencies more fluent to navigate. It's modern, intuitive and low time consuming.
JCJuan Carlos B.Compliance, Tax Credit Community
What is LIHTC compliance software?
LIHTC compliance software is property management technology that enforces IRC §42 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit rules throughout a project's compliance period. It validates rent ceilings against the most restrictive applicable income tier, calculates the Applicable Fraction under §42(c)(1)(B), runs the 140% Available Unit Rule under §42(g)(2)(D)(ii), validates Average Income Test averaging under §42(g)(1)(C) and IRS Notice 2022-12, generates state-specific Tenant Income Certifications, tracks the Extended Use Period under §42(h)(6)(B)(i), and produces the §1.42-5 recordkeeping trail required for IRS site audit and IRS Form 8823 noncompliance reporting.
Does ExactEstate support the Average Income Test?
Yes. ExactEstate supports AIT election at the property level, per-unit designations at 20/30/40/50/60/70/80% with effective dates, and a live dashboard showing the running-average pass/fail status against the 60% cap. With AIT elected, AUR threshold logic shifts per IRS Notice 2022-12. Per-floorplan designation matrices store AMI tier pricing with time-ranged effective dates.
How does ExactEstate handle the 140% Available Unit Rule?
The AUR/NAUR engine recomputes every unit's annual household income against 140% of the unit's AMI cap nightly. When a household crosses the threshold, an over-income event is flagged with the applicable program and remediation path. The Next Available Unit Rule engages for the building — operators see the building's NAUR state on the Compliance Hub, including which units are flagged and the order in which subsequent vacancies must be filled with qualifying households. Citations to IRC §42(g)(2)(D)(ii) and IRS Form 8823 Line 11c are surfaced inline.
Does ExactEstate generate state HFA LIHTC TIC forms?
Yes. The platform ships native state TIC PDF generators for 13+ states including California TCAC, New York HCR, Texas TDHCA, Florida FHFC, Ohio OHFA, Michigan MSHDA, Georgia DCA, Illinois IHDA, Maryland CDA/DHCD, Colorado CHFA, North Carolina NCHFA, Pennsylvania PHFA, and Alaska AHFC. Per-state TIC templates resolve automatically based on the property's state. 100+ PDF form fields are mapped per template with checkboxes marked correctly. Addendum pages auto-trim for households of five or fewer.
Does ExactEstate handle stacked LIHTC + HOME + Section 8 properties?
Yes. ExactEstate models layered compliance on a single unit. At lease save, the platform validates against the LIHTC ceiling, the HOME-Low ceiling (if applicable), and the PBS8 contract rent (if applicable) simultaneously. The most restrictive violation is raised with an itemized error. At certification, the rule engine resolves each program's income limit and returns the most restrictive ceiling for the household size. The recertification schedule resolves to the shortest applicable cadence across programs.
How does ExactEstate handle the Applicable Fraction?
The platform maintains applicable fraction tracking per building per year, with cached unit fraction, square-footage fraction, and the resulting applicable fraction. The dashboard provides one-click recalculation. Citation: IRC §42(c)(1)(B), where applicable fraction = min(unit fraction, floor space fraction).
Does ExactEstate produce the records required for an IRS §1.42-5 audit?
Yes. The platform produces frozen TIC PDF snapshots at approval (no after-the-fact edits), append-only activity logs indexed for query, period-close enforcement on every dated transaction, retention of LIHTC compliance documents to the Treas. Reg. §1.42-5 standard (compliance period + 6 years), and a unified compliance file folder per property — covering 50059 packets, TIC packets, owner certifications, REAC/NSPIRE inspection records, MOR records, Tenant Selection Plan, AFHMP, EIV reports, and supporting income/asset verification.
What is the Extended Use Period and does ExactEstate track it?
The Extended Use Period under IRC §42(h)(6)(B)(i) is the post-compliance-period restriction (typically 15 additional years beyond the initial 15-year compliance period, for a 30-year total) during which units remain rent- and income-restricted. ExactEstate tracks the Compliance Period per property with placed-in-service date, initial compliance end date, extended-use end date, and a configurable alert window. The compliance hub renders a visual countdown with color-coded urgency.
How does ExactEstate handle student status restrictions?
Student household qualification under IRC §42(i)(3)(D) is captured in the TIC workflow with the relevant exceptions (single-parent households, married joint filers, formerly in foster care, programs assisting transition from homelessness, Title IV educational programs). Income certifications surface student-status warnings before approval.
Does ExactEstate handle HOTMA-aligned LIHTC calculations?
Yes. While HOTMA is a HUD regulation, its income and asset rules now flow through LIHTC TIC calculations on layered properties. ExactEstate applies the revised §5.609 income definitions, the §5.611 deduction rules, the §5.618 asset threshold ($50,000+ rule, where only actual asset income counts above threshold — not imputed), and the §5.617 de minimis rule wherever LIHTC certifications run alongside HUD-assisted programs.
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See the AUR engine and AIT dashboard live

On a 60% AMI / 40% AIT property — layered with HOME and Section 8, so you can watch the rule engine resolve the most restrictive ceiling automatically.

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