Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation Certification; Form 8609-A, Annual Statement for Low-Income Housing Credit

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 8609 Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form 8609 Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form 8609-A Annual Statement for Low-Income Housing Credit	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Supporting Statement-1545-0988-MS.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-09-30	Repair queued
Supporting Statement-1545-0988-MS.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-09-30	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
39925	Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification	Form	Unchanged	Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification
39925	Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification	Form	Unchanged
39925	Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification	Instruction	Unchanged
254706	Low-Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations		Modified
198618	Line 11 Worksheet	Other-Worksheet	Unchanged
198616	Form 8609-A - Annual Statement for Low-Income Housing Credit	Form	Unchanged	Annual Statement for Low-Income Housing Credit
198616	Form 8609-A - Annual Statement for Low-Income Housing Credit	Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-0988	ICR Reference No: 202509-1545-014
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-1545-019
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation Certification; Form 8609-A, Annual Statement for Low-Income Housing Credit
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/19/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/17/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	33,000	0	33,000
Time Burden (Hours)	428,265	0	428,265
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Owners of residential low-income rental buildings may claim a low-income housing credit for each qualified building over a 10-year credit period. Form 8609 can be used to obtain a housing credit allocation from the housing credit agency. Form 8609, along with Form 8609-A, is used by the owner to certify necessary information required by the law. The private sector and government agencies, such as housing credit agencies, are affected groups.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 42 Name of Law: Low-income housing credit
   US Code: 26 USC 38 Name of Law: General Business Credit
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1545-BQ47	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 46756	09/30/2025

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 61543	10/12/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 46756	09/30/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification	8609	Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation and Certification
Form 8609-A - Annual Statement for Low-Income Housing Credit	8609-A	Annual Statement for Low-Income Housing Credit
Line 11 Worksheet
Low-Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	33,000	33,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	428,265	428,265	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $44,706

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/17/2025

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