Form 8874-A Notice of Qualified Equity Investment for New Markets Cr

8874-A

Form

(Rev. December 2011)

Notice of Qualified Equity Investment for
New Markets Credit

OMB No. 1545-2065

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

1

Name of qualified community development entity (CDE)

2

EIN of qualified CDE

3

If applicable, name of parent taxpayer with whom CDE files
a consolidated tax return

4

If applicable, EIN of parent taxpayer with whom CDE files
a consolidated tax return

5

Name of taxpayer making qualified equity investment

6

TIN of taxpayer making qualified equity investment

7

Date of qualified equity investment (mm/dd/yyyy)

8

Amount of qualified equity investment

9

Total allowable credit

10a

Allowable credit: Year 1

b

Allowable credit: Year 2

c

Allowable credit: Year 3

d

Allowable credit: Year 4

e

Allowable credit: Year 5

f

Allowable credit: Year 6

g

Allowable credit: Year 7
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that the qualified equity investment identified above was received by the CDE identified above.
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Please
Sign
Here

Date

Signature of authorized official of CDE
Type or print name

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions.

Cat. No. 49311G

Form

8874-A

(Rev. 12-2011)

Form 8874-A (Rev. 12-2011)

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General Instructions

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code
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that you are complying with these laws and to allow us to
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simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can
email us at: taxforms@irs.gov. Enter “Form 8874-A
Comment” on the subject line. Or write to: Internal
Revenue Service, Tax Products Coordinating Committee,
SE:W:CAR:MP:T:M:S, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW,
IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send the form to
this address. Instead, see Where To File above.

Purpose of Form
CDEs must provide notice to any taxpayer who acquires
a qualified equity investment in the CDE at its original
issue that the equity investment is a qualified equity
investment entitling the taxpayer to claim the new
markets credit. This form is used to make the notification
as required under Regulations section 1.45D-1(g)(2)(i)(A).

Where To File
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Philadelphia, PA 19255-0549

When To File
The original signed form must be provided by the CDE to
the taxpayer no later than 60 days after the date the
taxpayer makes the investment in the CDE. Send a copy
of the form to the IRS at the address listed above. Keep a
copy for your records.
A separate form must be provided for each qualified
equity investment.

Additional Information
For more details, see Form 8874, New Markets Credit,
section 45D, Regulations section 1.45D-1, and
www.cdfifund.gov.