EXHIBIT 32.1
                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Boston Financial Qualified Housing Tax
Credits L.P. III (the "Partnership") on Form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31,
2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), the undersigned, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.   the Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Partnership.



                                              /s/Greg Judge
                                   ----------------------------------
                                             Greg Judge
                                             Principal Executive Officer and
                                             Principal Financial Officer
                                             Arch Street III, Inc., as
                                             Managing General Partner of
                                             Boston Financial Qualified
                                             Housing Tax Credits L.P. III

                                                   Date:  June 30, 2008

A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been
provided to the Partnership and will be retained by the Partnership and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



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                                  EXHIBIT 32.2
                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Boston Financial Qualified Housing Tax
Credits L.P. III (the "Partnership") on Form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31,
2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), the undersigned, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.   the Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Partnership.



                                           /s/Greg Judge
                                      ----------------------------------
                                              Greg Judge
                                          Principal Executive Officer and
                                          Principal Financial Officer
                                          Arch Street III, Inc., as
                                          Managing General Partner of
                                          Boston Financial Qualified
                                          Housing Tax Credits L.P. III

                                          Date:  June 30, 2008

A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been
provided to the Partnership and will be retained by the Partnership and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.