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|   | 1.   the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934; and |
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|                                                                                                  /s/Kenneth J. Cutillo                     |
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|                                                                                                      Kenneth J. Cutillo                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                      Principal Executive Officer and                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                      Principal Financial Officer                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                      Arch Street VIII, Inc., as                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                      General Partner of                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                      Arch Street VIII Limited Partnership, as                                                                              |
|                                                                                                      General Partner of                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                      Boston Financial Tax Credit Fund VIII,                                                                                |
|                                                                                                      A Limited Partnership                                                                                                 |
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|                                                                                                     Date:   June 29, 2010                                                                                        |

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