EXHIBIT 31.1

I, Greg Judge, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Boston Financial Tax
     Credit Fund VIII;

2.   Based on my  knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue  statement
     of a material  fact or omit to state a material  fact necessary to make the
     statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements were made, not misleading with
     respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   I am responsible for establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and
     procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
     internal  control over  financial  reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
     Rules  13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,  or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision,  to ensure that material information  relating to the
          registrant,  including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known
          to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
          in which this report is being prepared;

     (b)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,  or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision,  to ensure  that  material  information  relating
          to the small  business  issuer,  including  its  consolidated
          subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those  entities,
          particularly  during the period in which this report is
          being prepared;

     (c)  Evaluated the  effectiveness of the small business issuer's
          disclosure  controls and procedures and presented in this report
          our conclusions  about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls
          and procedures,  as of the end of the period covered by
          this report based on such evaluation; and

     (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the small business  issuer's
          internal control over financial  reporting that occurred during the
          small business  issuers most recent fiscal quarter (the small
          business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
          report) that has materially affected,  or is reasonably likely to
          materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over
          financial reporting; and

4.   I have  disclosed,  based on our most recent  evaluation  of internal
     control over  financial  reporting,  to the small  business issuer's
     auditors  and the audit  committee  of the small  business  issuer's
     board of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the equivalents functions):

     (a)  all significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting
          which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business
          issuer's ability to record, process,  summarize and report
          financial information; and

     (b)  any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or
           other  employees who have a significant  role in the small
          business issuer's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  June 30, 2008                    /s/Greg Judge
                                         Greg Judge
                                         Principal Executive Officer and
                                         Principal Financial Officer
                                         Arch Street VIII, LP, as
                                         Managing General Partner of
                                         Boston Financial Tax Credit Fund VIII
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                                                             EXHIBIT 31.2

I, Greg Judge, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Boston Financial Tax
     Credit Fund VIII;

2.   Based on my  knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue  statement
     of a material  fact or omit to state a material  fact  necessary to make
     the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this report;

3.   I am responsible for establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls
     and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))
     and internal  control over  financial  reporting (as defined in Exchange
      Act Rules  13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,  or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision,  to ensure that material information  relating to the
          registrant,  including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known
          to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
          in which this report is being prepared;

     (b)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,  or caused such d
          isclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision,  to ensure  that  material  information  relating  to the
          small  business  issuer,  including  its  consolidated subsidiaries,
          is made known to us by others within those  entities,  particularly
          during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     (c)  Evaluated the  effectiveness of the small business issuer's
          disclosure  controls and procedures and presented in this report
          our conclusions  about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls
          and procedures,  as of the end of the period covered by this report
          based on such evaluation; and

     (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the small business  issuer's
          internal control over financial  reporting that occurred during the
          small business  issuer's most recent fiscal quarter
          (the small business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case
          of an annual report) that has materially affected,  or is reasonably
          ikely to materially affect, the small business issuer's
          internal control over financial reporting; and

4.   I have  disclosed,  based on our most recent  evaluation  of internal
     control over  financial  reporting,  to the small  business issuer's
     auditors  and the audit  committee  of the small  business  issuer's  board
     of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the equivalents functions):

     (a)  all significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
          or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer's
          ability to record, process,  summarize and report
          financial information; and

     (b)  any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or
          other  employees who have a significant  role in the small
          business issuer's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  June 30, 2008               /s/Greg Judge
                                    Greg Judge
                                    Principal Executive Officer and
                                    Principal Financial Officer
                                    Arch Street VIII, LP, as
                                    Managing General Partner of
                                    Boston Financial Tax Credit Fund VI