223—48.33 (404A) Part 3 application—request for certification of completed work and verification of qualified rehabilitation expenditures. Part 3 of the application is used to determine whether the project has complied with the terms of the agreement as well as with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
	   48.33(1) Submission period. The fully completed Part 3 application must be submitted no more than 180 calendar days after the project completion date as defined in the agreement.
	   48.33(2) Required information. The Part 3 application must include the following information:
	      a.    	 Certification that the eligible taxpayer is the fee simple owner or is qualified for the federal rehabilitation credit and has a binding qualified long-term lease that meets the requirements of the federal rehabilitation credit.
	      b.    	 Using the qualified rehabilitation expenditures schedule form provided on the department’s Web site, a schedule of total expenditures for the project, which shall identify in detail the final qualified rehabilitation expenditures and those expenditures that are not qualified.
	      c.    	 A schedule of all funding sources used to finance the project, including those funding sources used to finance or reimburse both qualified rehabilitation expenditures and expenditures not being claimed as qualified rehabilitation expenditures, along with supporting documentation. The schedule must identify all government funding as defined in rule 223—48.22(404A), including any funding that originated from any government, whether federal, state, or local.
	      d.    	 CPA examination. An eligible taxpayer shall engage a certified public accountant authorized to practice in this state to conduct an examination of the project in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ statements on standards for attestation engagements. Upon completion of the qualified rehabilitation project, the eligible taxpayer shall submit the examination to the department, along with a statement of the amount of final qualified rehabilitation expenditures and any other information deemed necessary by the department or the department of revenue in order to verify that all requirements of the agreement, Iowa Code chapter 404A, and all rules adopted pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 404A have been satisfied. The department may waive the examination requirement for projects if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
	       (1)  	 The final qualified rehabilitation expenditures of the qualified rehabilitation project, as verified by the department, do not exceed $100,000.
	       (2)  	 The qualified rehabilitation project is funded exclusively by private funding sources.
	      e.    	 Any information the department or the department of revenue may require for program evaluation.
	   48.33(3) Review period. The department and the department of revenue will make best efforts to review Part 3 applications within 90 calendar days after the application is filed. However, this time frame is not binding upon either the department or the department of revenue. The department and the department of revenue shall review the information submitted by the eligible taxpayer and determine whether a tax credit certificate may be issued. See rule 223—48.36(404A) for more information on certificate issuance.
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