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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 25', '§ 143', '§ 25', '§ 143', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 141', '§ 146', '§ 147', '§ 143', '§ 141', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 143', '§ 4005', '§ 143', '§ 2', '§ 143', '§ 2', '§ 143', '§ 5', '§ 143', '§ 3', '§ 5', '§ 5', '§ 3']

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Rev. Proc. 2007-31 SECTION 1. PURPOSE This revenue procedure provides guidance with respect to the United States and area median gross income figures that are to be used by issuers of qualified mortgage bonds, as defined in § 143(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and issuers of mortgage credit certificates, as defined in § 25(c), in computing the housing cost/income ratio described in § 143(f)(5). SECTION 2. BACKGROUND .01 Section 103(a) provides that, except as provided in § 103(b), gross income does not include interest on any state or local bond. Section 103(b)(1) provides that § 103(a) shall not apply to any private activity bond that is not a qualified bond (within the meaning of § 141). Section 141(e) provides that the
2 term "qualified bond" includes any private activity bond that (1) is a qualified mortgage bond, (2) meets the applicable volume cap requirements under § 146, and (3) meets the applicable requirements under § 147. .02 Section 143(a)(1) provides that the term "qualified mortgage bond" means a bond that is issued as part of a "qualified mortgage issue". Section 143(a)(2)(A) provides that the term "qualified mortgage issue" means an issue of one or more bonds by a state or political subdivision thereof, but only if (i) all proceeds of the issue (exclusive of issuance costs and a reasonably required reserve) are to be used to finance owneroccupied residences; (ii) the issue meets the requirements of subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (m)(7) of § 143; (iii) the issue does not meet the private business tests of paragraphs (1) and (2) of § 141(b); and (iv) with respect to amounts received more than 10 years after the date of issuance, repayments of $250,000 or more of principal on financing provided by the issue are used not later than the close of the first semiannual period beginning after the date the prepayment (or complete repayment) is received to redeem bonds that are part of the issue. .03 Section 143(f) imposes eligibility requirements concerning the maximum income of mortgagors for whom financing
3 may be provided by qualified mortgage bonds. Section 25(c)(2)(A)(iii)(IV) provides that recipients of mortgage credit certificates must meet the income requirements of § 143(f). Generally, under §§ 143(f)(1) and 25(c)(2)(A)(iii)(IV), these income requirements are met only if all owner-financing under a qualified mortgage bond and all certified indebtedness amounts under a mortgage credit certificate program are provided to mortgagors whose family income is 115 percent or less of the applicable median family income. Under § 143(f)(6), the income limitation is reduced to 100 percent of the applicable median family income if there are fewer than three individuals in the family of the mortgagor. .04 Section 143(f)(4) provides that the term "applicable median family income" means the greater of (A) the area median gross income for the area in which the residence is located, or (B) the statewide median gross income for the state in which the residence is located. .05 Section 143(f)(5) provides for an upward adjustment of the income limitations in certain high housing cost areas. Under § 143(f)(5)(C), a high housing cost area is a statistical area for which the housing cost/income ratio is greater than 1.2. The housing cost/income ratio is determined under § 143(f)(5)(D) by dividing (a) the applicable housing price ratio by (b) the ratio
4 that the area median gross income bears to the median gross income for the United States. The applicable housing price ratio is the new housing price ratio (new housing average purchase price for the area divided by the new housing average purchase price for the United States) or the existing housing price ratio (existing housing average area purchase price divided by the existing housing average purchase price for the United States), whichever results in the housing cost/income ratio being closer to 1. This income adjustment applies only to bonds issued, and nonissued bond amounts elected, after December 31, 1988. See
§ 4005(h) of the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988, 1988-3 C.B. 1, 311 (1988). .06 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has computed the median gross income for the United States, the states, and statistical areas within the states. The income information was released to the HUD regional offices on March 20, 2007, and may be obtained by calling the HUD reference service at 1-800-245-2691. The income information is also available at HUD's World Wide Web site, http:huduser.org/datasets/il.html, which provides a menu from which you may select the year and type of data of interest. The Internal Revenue Service annually publishes the median gross income for the United States. .07 The most recent nationwide average purchase prices and
5 average area purchase price safe harbor limitations were published on March 26, 2007, in Rev. Proc. 2007-26, 2007-13 I.R.B.814. SECTION 3. APPLICATION .01 When computing the housing cost/income ratio under § 143(f)(5), issuers of qualified mortgage bonds and mortgage credit certificates must use as the median gross income for the United States either (1) the $59,600 median gross income figure released to the HUD regional offices on March 8, 2006, or (2) the $59,000 median gross income figure released to the HUD regional offices on March 20, 2007. See § 2.06 of this revenue procedure. .02 When computing the housing cost/income ratio under § 143(f)(5), issuers of qualified mortgage bonds and mortgage credit certificates generally must use the area median gross income figures released by HUD on March 20, 2007. See § 2.06 of this revenue procedure. However, for any area for which the March 20, 2007 income figure is lower than the income figure released by HUD on March 8, 2006 for the same area, issuers may use the higher figure released on March 8, 2006, when computing the housing cost/income ration under § 143(f)(5). SECTION 4. EFFECT ON OTHER REVENUE PROCEDURES .01 Rev. Proc. 2006-20, 2006-17 I.R.B. 841, is obsolete except as provided in § 5.02 of this revenue procedure.
6 .02 This revenue procedure does not affect the effective date provisions of Rev. Rul. 86-124, 1986-2 C.B. 27. Those effective date provisions will remain operative at least until the Service publishes a new revenue ruling that conforms the approach to effective dates set forth in Rev. Rul. 86-124 to the general approach taken in this revenue procedure. However, when
determining the income requirements under § 143(f), for any state or area for which the March 20, 2007 statewide or area median gross income figure is lower than the income figure released by HUD on March 8, 2006, for the same state or area, issuers may use the higher figure released on March 8, 2006, until 30 days after release by HUD of updated income limits. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATES .01 Issuers must use the United States and area median gross income figures specified in § 3 of this revenue procedure for commitments to provide financing that are made, or (if the purchase precedes the financing commitment) for residences that are purchased, in the period that begins on March 20, 2007, and ends on the date when these United States and area median gross income figures are rendered obsolete by a new revenue procedure. .02 Notwithstanding § 5.01 of this revenue procedure, issuers also may continue to rely on the United States and area median gross income figures specified in Rev. Proc. 2006-20 with
7 respect to bonds originally sold and nonissued bond amounts elected not later than May 17, 2007, if the commitments or purchases described in § 5.01 are made not later than July 16, 2007. Issuers also may continue to rely on the United States and area median gross income figures specified in Rev. Proc. 2006-20, to the extent allowed under §§ 3.01 and 3.02 of this revenue procedure. DRAFTING INFORMATION The principal author of this revenue procedure is David White of the Office of Assistant Chief Counsel (Exempt Organizations/Employment Tax/Government Entities). For further information regarding this revenue procedure contact Mr. White at (202) 622-3980 (not a toll-free call).
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