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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

______________

FORM 10-Q

______________
(Mark One)

þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009

OR

o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Commission File Number 0-17015



INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
 
13-3809869
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
625 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
 
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 317-5700


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  þ Yes o No


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  o Yes    o No


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer  o
 
Accelerated filer  o
 
Non-accelerated filer  o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
Smaller reporting company  þ


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  o Yes   þ No

 

 

 

 
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets




   
December 31,
2009
 
March 31,
2009*
 
   
(Unaudited)
     
               
ASSETS
             
 
Operating assets
             
Property and equipment - (at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $22,525,401 and $21,255,167, respectively)
 
$
32,264,417
 
$
33,534,651
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
1,250,376
   
1,221,135
 
Cash held in escrow
   
2,145,732
   
2,384,087
 
Deferred costs (net of accumulated amortization of $719,248 and $700,294, respectively)
   
299,428
   
318,382
 
Due from local general partners and affiliates (Note 2)
   
402,985
   
381,072
 
Other assets
   
417,681
   
381,288
 
 
Total operating assets
 
$
36,780,619
 
$
38,220,615
 
 
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
             
 
Operating liabilities
             
Mortgage notes payable
 
$
24,853,807
 
$
25,188,479
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities
   
561,423
   
450,137
 
Accrued interest payable
   
6,809,200
   
6,301,218
 
Security deposit payable
   
314,141
   
313,722
 
Due to local general partners and affiliates (Note 2)
   
1,720,451
   
1,814,971
 
Due to general partners and affiliates (Note 2)
   
2,423,363
   
2,183,287
 
 
Total operating liabilities
   
36,682,385
   
36,251,814
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
             
 
Partners’ capital (deficit):
             
Limited partners – 45,844 Beneficial Assignment Certificates (“BACs”) issued and outstanding
   
(593,392
)
 
1,060,866
 
General partners
   
(412,646
)
 
(395,936
)
 
Independence Tax Credit Plus L.P. IV total
   
(1,006,038
)
 
664,930
 
 
Noncontrolling interests
   
1,104,272
   
1,303,871
 
 
Total partners’ capital
   
98,234
   
1,968,801
 
 
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
 
$
36,780,619
 
$
38,220,615
 
 
 
 
*   Reclassified for comparative purposes.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)




   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2009
 
2008*
 
2009
 
2008*
 
 
Operations:
                         
 
Revenues
                         
Rental income
 
$
1,219,287
 
$
1,216,425
 
$
3,704,097
 
$
3,603,202
 
Other
   
40,947
   
76,848
   
162,485
   
214,795
 
 
Total revenues
   
1,260,234
   
1,293,273
   
3,866,582
   
3,817,997
 
 
Expenses
                         
General and administrative
   
334,529
   
268,382
   
1,069,843
   
921,730
 
General and administrative-related parties (Note 2)
   
178,573
   
179,332
   
505,186
   
527,565
 
Repairs and maintenance
   
263,670
   
265,495
   
749,739
   
726,494
 
Operating and other
   
181,384
   
241,726
   
586,650
   
621,194
 
Real estate taxes
   
30,955
   
30,753
   
97,333
   
95,011
 
Insurance
   
58,866
   
74,410
   
188,285
   
224,276
 
Interest
   
347,675
   
352,983
   
1,041,750
   
1,057,776
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
417,145
   
527,332
   
1,289,188
   
1,575,945
 
 
Total expenses
   
1,812,797
   
1,940,413
   
5,527,974
   
5,749,991
 
 
Loss from operations
   
(552,563
)
 
(647,140
)
 
(1,661,392
)
 
(1,931,994
)
 
Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
   
(48,748
)
 
-
   
(114,451
)
 
Net loss
   
(552,563
)
 
(695,888
)
 
(1,661,392
)
 
(2,046,445
)
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from operations
   
(2,323
)
 
(5,778
)
 
(9,576
)
 
(18,570
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests from discontinued operations
   
-
   
482
   
-
   
786
 
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
   
(2,323
)
 
(5,296
)
 
(9,576
)
 
(17,784
)
 
Net loss attributable to Independence Tax Credit Plus L.P. IV
 
$
(554,886
)
$
(701,184
)
$
(1,670,968
)
$
(2,064,229
)
 
Loss from continuing operations – limited partners
 
$
(549,337
)
$
(646,389
)
$
(1,654,258
)
$
(1,931,058
)
Loss from discontinued operations – limited partners
   
-
   
(47,783
)
 
-
   
(112,529
)
Net loss – limited partners
 
$
(549,337
)
$
(694,172
)
$
(1,654,258
)
$
(2,043,587
)
 
Number of BACs outstanding
   
45,844
   
45,844
   
45,844
   
45,844
 
 
Loss from continuing operations per weighted average BAC
 
$
(11.98
)
$
(14.10
)
$
(36.08
)
$
(42.12
)
Loss from discontinued operations per weighted average BAC
   
-
   
(1.04
)
 
-
   
(2.46
)
 
Net loss per weighted average BAC
 
$
(11.98
)
$
(15.14
)
$
(36.08
)
$
(44.58
)

 
 
*   Reclassified for comparative purposes.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
\
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Partners’ Capital (Deficit)
(Unaudited)




   
Total
 
Limited
Partners
 
General
Partner
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
 
 
Partners’ capital (deficit) – April 1, 2009
 
$
1,968,801
 
$
1,060,866
 
$
(395,936
)
$
1,303,871
 
 
Net income (loss)
   
(1,661,392
)
 
(1,654,258
)
 
(16,710
)
 
9,576
 
 
Distributions
   
(209,175
)
 
0
   
0
   
(209,175
)
 
Partners’ capital (deficit) – December 31, 2009
 
$
98,234
 
$
(593,392
)
$
(412,646
)
$
1,104,272
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)




   
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2009
 
2008*
 
               
Cash flows from operating activities:
             
Net loss
 
$
(1,661,392
)
$
(2,046,445
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
             
Depreciation and amortization
   
1,289,188
   
1,661,573
 
Loss on sale of property
   
-
   
34,242
 
Decrease in cash held in escrow
   
253,182
   
65,450
 
Increase in other assets
   
(36,393
)
 
(244,373
)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
   
111,286
   
(241,758
)
Increase in accrued interest payable
   
507,982
   
462,321
 
Increase (decrease) in security deposit payable
   
419
   
(13,207
)
Increase in due from general partner and affiliates
   
(21,913
)
 
0
 
Decrease in due to local general partners and affiliates
   
(95,302
)
 
0
 
Increase (decrease) in due to general partner and affiliates
   
240,076
   
(635,244
)
 
Total adjustments
   
2,248,525
   
1,089,004
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
587,133
   
(957,441
)
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
Improvements to property and equipment
   
-
   
(170,026
)
(Increase) decrease in cash held in escrow
   
(14,827
)
 
112,219
 
Proceeds from sale of property
   
-
   
303,289
 
Increase in due from local general partners and affiliates
   
-
   
(27,000
)
Net payments from local general partners and affiliates
   
782
   
2,648
 
 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
   
(14,045
)
 
221,130
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Repayments of mortgage notes
   
(334,672
)
 
(277,873
)
Decrease in capitalization of consolidated subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests
   
(209,175
)
 
(156,034
)
 
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(543,847
)
 
(433,907
)
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
29,241
   
(1,170,218
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
1,221,135
   
2,668,101
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
1,250,376
 
$
1,497,883
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summarized below are the components of the loss on sale of property:
             
 
Proceeds from sale of investment – net
 
$
0
 
$
(303,289
)
Decrease in other assets
   
0
   
54,000
 
Increase in mortgage notes payable
   
0
   
(216,891
)
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
   
0
   
436,508
 
Decrease in due from local general partner and affiliates
   
0
   
63,914
 
 
 
 
*   Reclassified for comparative purposes.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2009
(Unaudited)


NOTE 1 – General
 
The condensed consolidated financial statements, as of December 31, 2009, include the accounts of Independence Tax Credit Plus L.P. IV (the “Partnership”) and twelve other limited partnerships (“subsidiary partnerships”, “subsidiaries” or “Local Partnerships”) owning affordable apartment complexes (“Properties”) that are eligible for the low-income housing tax credits.  Some of the Properties may also be eligible for the historic rehabilitation tax credits.  The general partner of the Partnership is Related Independence L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”).  Through the rights of the Partnership and/or an affiliate of the General Partner, which affiliate has a contractual obligation to act on behalf of the Partnership to remove the general partner of the subsidiary partnerships (“Local General Partners”) and to approve certain major operating and financial decisions, the Partnership has a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary partnerships.  The Partnership is currently in the process of disposing of its investments.
 
For financial reporting purposes, the Partnership’s third fiscal quarter ends December 31.  The third quarter for all subsidiaries ends September 30.  Accounts of the subsidiaries have been adjusted for intercompany transactions from October 1 through December 31.  The Partnership’s fiscal quarter ends three months after the subsidiaries in order to allow adequate time for the subsidiaries’ financial statements to be prepared and consolidated.
 
All intercompany accounts and transactions with the subsidiary partnerships have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
The Partnership has adopted FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”), which is effective for fiscal year ends beginning after December 15, 2008, to determine the accounting of its noncontrolling interests in its consolidated financial statements.  In accordance with ASC 810, losses attributable to minority interests amounted to approximately $3,000 and $10,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.  Prior to the adoption of ASC 810, losses attributable to minority interests which exceeded the minority interests’ investment in a subsidiary partnership were charged to the Partnership.  There were no such losses for three and nine months ended December 31, 2008.  The Partnership’s investment in each subsidiary is equal to the respective subsidiary’s partners’ equity less minority interest capital, if any.  The weighted average loss per BAC is calculated on the limited partnership interests.
 
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been omitted or condensed. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009.
 
The books and records of the Partnership are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with GAAP.  In the opinion of the General Partner of the Partnership, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Partnership as of December 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and its cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.  However, the operating results for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 may not be indicative of the results for the entire year.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In January, 2010, the FASB issued under Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, ASU 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”. This ASU reports on new disclosure requirements — and clarifications of existing requirements — under ASC Subtopic 820-10 (originally issued as FAS 157). The new disclosure requirements apply to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, with one exception: The new rules regarding purchases, sales, issuances and settlements associated with Level 3 measurements will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  The adoption of this accounting standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued under ASC Topic 810, Consolidation, ASU 2010-02, Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary – a Scope Clarification.  The objective of ASU 2010-02 is to address implementation issues related to changes in ownership provisions. This ASU clarifies that decreases in ownership provisions within ASC Topic 810-10 applies to a) a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business or nonprofit activity, b) a subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity that is transferred to an equity method investee or joint venture or c) an exchange of a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for a non-controlling interest in an entity (including equity method investee or joint venture).  This ASU clarifies that the decrease in ownership guidance within ASC Topic 810-10 does not apply to the following transactions even if they involve businesses:  a) sales in substance of real estate and b) conveyances of oil and gas mineral rights.  This ASU also expands disclosure requirements for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets within the scope of ASC Topic 810-10.  This ASU is effective in the period in which an entity adopts Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. If an entity has previously adopted SFAS160, the amendments in this update are effective beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009.  Retrospective application to the first period that an entity adopted SFAS 160 is required.  The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material effect on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2009
(Unaudited)


In June 2009, the FASB issued under ASC Topic 810, Consolidation, SFAS No. 167, an amendment to FASB Interpretation 46(R), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.”  The statement requires an entity to perform an analysis to determine whether the entity’s variable interest give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity by rationalizing characteristics that would give it power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the variable interest entity.  The statement is effective for years beginning after November 15, 2009 and is not expected to have a material effect on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued under ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets”, an amendment to SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities.”  The statement defines the term “participating interest” to establish specific conditions for reporting a transfer of financial assets as a sale and improves financial reporting by eliminating (a) the exception for qualifying special-purpose entities from consolidation guidance and (b) the exception that permitted sale accounting for certain mortgage securitizations when a transferor has not surrendered control over the transferred financial assets.  The statement is effective for annual reports for years beginning after November 15, 2009 and is not expected to have a material effect on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.
 
On July 1, 2009, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification became the single source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. On the effective date of this statement, all then existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards were superseded.  The adoption did not have a significant impact on the reporting of our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
On August 26, 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2009-05, Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value, to clarify how entities should estimate the fair value of liabilities under the ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.  The amendments in ASU 2009-05 reduce potential ambiguity in financial reporting when measuring the fair value of liabilities.  Therefore, preparers, investors, and other users of financial statements will have a better understanding of how the fair value of liabilities was measured, helping to improve consistency in the application of Topic 820.  The FASB issued ASU 2009-05 as a result of expressed concern that there may be a lack of observable market information to measure the fair value of a liability.  For example, in the hypothetical transfer of an asset subject to a restriction there will be no observable data available to measure the liability because it is restricted from being transferred.  This guidance is effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after issuance.  The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material effect on the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Property and Equipment/Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
 
Property and equipment to be held and used are carried at cost which includes the purchase price, acquisition fees and expenses, construction period interest and any other costs incurred in acquiring the properties.  The cost of property and equipment is depreciated over their estimated useful lives using accelerated and straight-line methods. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred; major renewals and betterments are capitalized. At the time property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the assets and accumulated depreciation accounts and the profit or loss on such disposition is reflected in earnings.  The Partnership complies with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”).  The determination of asset impairment is a two-step process.  First, management estimates amounts recoverable through future operations and sale of the property on an undiscounted basis.  If such estimates are below depreciated cost, property investments are reduced to estimated fair value (using estimated future discounted net cash flows) when the property is considered to be impaired and the depreciated cost exceeds estimated fair value.  Through December 31, 2009, the Partnership has recorded approximately $12,033,000 as a loss on impairment of assets, all of which was recorded during the year ended March 31, 2009.
 
In accordance with ASC 360, the results of discontinued operations are reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items on the consolidated statements of operations.  Discontinued operations include the results of operations and any gain or loss recognized for Local Partnerships that have been disposed of or are held for sale.  A gain or loss recognized on the disposal is disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.  Adjustments to amounts previously reported in operations that are directly related to the disposal of a Local Partnership are reclassified in the current period as discontinued operations for comparability purposes.  Assets and liabilities of a Local Partnership that are classified as held for sale are presented separately in the asset and liability sections, respectively, of the consolidated balance sheets.  See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements regarding discontinued operations.
 
At the time management commits to a plan to dispose of assets, said assets are adjusted to the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. These assets are classified as property and equipment-held for sale and are not depreciated. There are no assets classified as property and equipment-held for sale at December 31, 2009.
 
Subsequent Events
 
The Partnership has evaluated and disclosed, as applicable, subsequent events through February 11, 2010, the issuance date of these financial statements.
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2009
(Unaudited)


NOTE 2 – Related Party Transactions
 
A)
Related Party Expenses
 
An affiliate of the General Partner has a .01% interest as a special limited partner in each of the Local Partnerships.
 
The costs incurred to related parties from operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Nine Months ended
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
 
Partnership management fees (a)
  $ 73,500     $ 75,425     $ 223,000     $ 220,225  
Expense reimbursement (b)
    46,837       28,904       119,391       79,354  
Local administrative fee (c)
    9,500       17,750       28,500       53,250  
 
Total general and administrative-General Partners
    129,837       122,079       370,891       352,829  
Property management fees incurred to affiliates of the subsidiary partnerships’ general partners (d)
    48,736       57,253       134,295       174,736  
 
Total general and administrative-related parties
  $ 178,573     $ 179,332     $ 505,186     $ 527,565  
 
 
The costs incurred to related parties from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Nine months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
 
Local administrative fee (c)
  $ 0     $ 1,250     $ 0     $ 3,750  
 
Total general and administrative-related parties
  $ 0     $ 1,250     $ 0     $ 3,750  

 
(a)           The General Partner is entitled to receive a partnership management fee, after payment of all Partnership expenses, which together with the annual local administrative fees will not exceed a maximum of 0.5% per annum of invested assets (as defined in the Partnership Agreement), for administering the affairs of the Partnership. Subject to the foregoing limitation, the partnership management fee will be determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion based upon its review of the Partnership’s investments.  Unpaid partnership management fees for any year will be accrued without interest and will be payable only to the extent of available funds after payments on all Partnership liabilities have been made other than those owed to the General Partner.  Partnership management fees owed to the General Partner amounting to approximately $1,861,000 and $1,638,000 were accrued and unpaid as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively and are included in due to general partners and affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets.  Without the General Partner’s advances and continued accrual without payment of certain fees and expense reimbursements, the Partnership would not be in a position to meet its obligations.
 
(b)           The Partnership reimburses the General Partner and its affiliates for actual Partnership operating expenses incurred by the General Partner and its affiliates on the Partnership’s behalf. The amount of reimbursement from the Partnership is limited by the provisions of the Partnership Agreement. Another affiliate of the General Partner performs asset monitoring for the Partnership. These services include site visits and evaluations of the subsidiary partnerships’ performance.
 
(c)           Independence SLP IV L.P., a special limited partner of the subsidiary partnerships, is entitled to receive a local administrative fee up to $5,000 per year from each subsidiary partnership.
 
(d)           The Local Partnerships have entered into management agreements with ten managing agents to manage the Partnership's twelve properties.  Of these, six managing agents are affiliates of the Local General Partner for six properties.  The base management fee percentage ranges between 5% and 10% of all rents collected, and the management agreement for one of the properties (GP Kaneohe Limited Partnership) provides for a monthly payment of $2,024. Property management fees incurred by the Local Partnerships amounted to $83,960 and $101,331 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $248,317 and $302,597 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Of these fees, $48,736 and $57,253 and $134,295 and $174,736 were incurred to affiliates of the subsidiary partnerships’ general partners (“Local General Partners”) for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which includes $0 of fees relating to discontinued operations.
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2009
(Unaudited)


B)
Due to Local General Partners and Affiliates
 
The amounts due to Local General Partners and affiliates from operating liabilities consist of the following:
 
   
December 31,
2009
   
March 31,
2009
 
             
Development fee payable
  $ 1,587,066     $ 1,586,284  
Construction costs payable
    50,000       50,000  
Operating advances
    46,000       46,000  
Management and other fees
    37,385       132,687  
 
 
  $ 1,720,451     $ 1,814,971  

 
Due from Local General Partners and affiliates from operating liabilities consists of the following:
 
   
December 31,
2009
   
March 31,
2009
 
             
Local general partner loan receivable
  $ 402,985     $ 381,072  

 
NOTE 3 – Fair Value Measurements
 
The Partnership has categorized its financial assets and liabilities based upon the fair value hierarchy specified by ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). This standard defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures.  This standard does not require any new fair value measurements, but discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost).  This standard provides for a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.  The following is a brief description of those three levels:
 
Level 1:
Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2:
Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
 
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs that reflect the Partnership’s own assumptions.
 
 
The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies.  However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value.  Consequently, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized or would be paid in a current market exchange.  The following are financial instruments for which the Partnership’s estimate of fair value differs from the carrying amounts:
 
 
At December 31, 2009
 
At March 31, 2009
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Estimated
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Estimated
Value
 
 
LIABILITIES:
                       
Mortgage notes
  $ 24,853,807     $ 15,653,643     $ 25,188,479     $ 15,101,746  

 
Fair value has been estimated using Level 3 inputs.
 
For the mortgage notes, fair value is calculated using present value cash flow models based on a discount rate. It was determined that the Tender Option Bond market, through which these bonds have been securitized in the past, continued to see a dramatic slowdown with limited liquidity and significantly reduced transaction levels.  To assist in valuing these notes, the Partnership held separate discussions with various third party investment banks who are leaders in the municipal bond business.  The discussions produced assumptions that were based on market conditions as well as the credit quality of the underlying partnerships, which held the mortgage notes, to determine what discount rates to utilize.
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2009
(Unaudited)


NOTE 4 – Sale of Properties
 
The Partnership is currently in the process of disposing all its investments.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Partnership’s limited partnership interest in one Local Partnership and the property and the related assets and liabilities of one Local Partnership have been sold.  There can be no assurance as to when the Partnership will dispose of its remaining investments or the amount of proceeds which may be received.  However, based on the historical operating results of the Local Partnerships and the current economic conditions, including changes in tax laws, it is unlikely that the proceeds from such sales received by the Partnership will be sufficient to return to the limited partners their original investments.  All gains and losses on sales are included in discontinued operations.
 
On December 31, 2008, the Partnership sold its limited partnership interest in BX-8A Team Associates, L.P. (“BX-8A”) to an unaffiliated third party purchaser for a sales price of $100,000.  The Partnership received $40,000 from this sale after the repayment of other liabilities of approximately $60,000.  The sale resulted in a gain of approximately $102,000 resulting from the write-off of the deficit basis in the Local Partnership of approximately $62,000 at the date of the sale and the $40,000 cash received from the sale, which was recorded during the year ended March 31, 2009.  The sale also resulted in a write-off of operating advances of approximately $902,000 owed to the Partnership.  In addition, the sale resulted in a non-cash contribution to the Local Partnership from the General Partner of approximately $5,000 as a result of the write-off of fees owed by the Local Partnership to an affiliate of the General Partner.
 
On September 5, 2007, the property and the related assets and liabilities of Westminster Park Plaza, a California L.P. (“Westminster”) were sold to an affiliate of the Local General Partner for a sales price of $14,070,228.  The Partnership received $2,816,891 as a distribution from this sale after the repayment of mortgages, other liabilities and closing costs of approximately $11,253,000.  The sale resulted in a gain of approximately $5,032,000 resulting from the write-off of the deficit basis in the property at the date of sale, which was recorded during the year ended March 31, 2008.  An adjustment reducing the gain by approximately $34,000 was recorded during the quarter ended December 31, 2008, resulting in an overall gain of approximately $4,998,000.
 
 
NOTE 5 – Discontinued Operations
 
The following table summarizes the results of operations of the Local Partnerships that are classified as discontinued operations.  For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, there were no properties classified as discontinued operations on the condensed consolidated financial statements.  For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2008, BX-8A, which was sold during the year ended March 31, 2009, and Westminster, which was sold during the year ended March 31, 2008, were classified as discontinued operations on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2009
(Unaudited)


Consolidated Statements of Discontinued Operations:
 
   
Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2008
   
Nine Months
Ended
December 31,
2008
 
             
Revenues
           
 
Rental income
  $ 82,155     $ 243,197  
Other
    (2,832 )     580  
Loss on sale of property (Note 4)
    -       (34,242 )
Total revenues
    79,323       209,535  
 
Expenses
               
 
General and administrative
    33,105       80,082  
General and administrative-related parties (Note 2)
    1,250       3,750  
Repairs and maintenance
    46,628       57,493  
Operating and other
    13,183       58,652  
Insurance
    (1,000 )     16,000  
Interest
    7,362       22,381  
Depreciation and amortization
    27,543       85,628  
 
Total expenses
    128,071       323,986  
 
Loss before noncontrolling interests
    (48,748 )     (114,451 )
Noncontrolling interests in loss of subsidiaries from discontinued operations
    482       786  
 
Net loss from discontinued operations
  $ (48,266 )   $ (113,665 )
 
Net loss – limited partners from discontinued operations
  $ (47,783 )   $ (112,529 )
 
Number of BACs outstanding
    45,844       45,844  
 
Net loss from discontinued operations per weighted average BAC
  $ (1.04 )   $ (2.46 )
 

 
 
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:
 
   
Nine Months
Ended
December 31,
2008*
 
         
Net cash used in operating activities
 
$
(75,004
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
$
(374,534
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
$
13,013
 
 
*   Reclassified for comparative purposes.
 

 
NOTE 6 – Commitments and Contingencies
 
There have been no material changes and/or additions to the disclosures regarding the subsidiary partnerships which were included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
 
Property Management Fees
 
The Local Partnerships have entered into management agreements with ten managing agents to manage the Partnership's twelve properties.  The base management fee percentage ranges between 5% and 10% of all rents collected, and the management agreement for one of the properties (GP Kaneohe Limited Partnership) provides for a monthly payment of $2,024.  Property management fees incurred by the Local Partnerships amounted to $83,960 and $101,331 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $248,317 and $302,597 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
 
 
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INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2009
(Unaudited)


Other
 
The Partnership is subject to risks incident to potential losses arising from the management and ownership of real estate. The Partnership can also be affected by poor economic conditions generally; however no more than 25% of the properties are located in any single state. The properties are concentrated in New Jersey (25%), Kentucky (17%) and California (17%). There are also substantial risks associated with owning properties receiving government assistance, for example the possibility that Congress may not appropriate funds to enable the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) to make rental assistance payments. HUD also restricts annual cash distributions to partners based on operating results and a percentage of the owners’ equity contribution.  As of December 31, 2009, there were three Local Partnerships subsidized by HUD.  The Partnership cannot sell or substantially liquidate its investments in subsidiary partnerships during the period that the subsidy agreements are in existence without HUD’s approval. Furthermore there may not be market demand for apartments at full market rents when the rental assistance contract expires.
 
Tax Credits are attached to the Property for a period of ten years, and are transferable with the Property during the remainder of such ten-year period. If trends in the real estate market warranted the sale of a Property, the remaining tax credits would transfer to the new owner, thereby adding value to the Property on the market.  However, such value declines each year and is not included in the financial statement carrying amount.  The Credit Periods are scheduled to expire, and some have expired, at various times from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2010 with respect to the Local Partnerships depending upon when the Credit Period commenced.  However, each Local Partnership must continue to comply with the Tax Credit requirements until the end of the Compliance Period in order to avoid recapture of the Tax Credits.  The Compliance Periods will continue through December 31, 2014 with respect to the Properties depending upon when the Compliance Period commenced.
 
Except as described above, management is not aware of any trends or events, commitments or uncertainties, which have not otherwise been disclosed, that will or are likely to impact liquidity in a material way.  Management believes the only impact would be from laws that have not yet been adopted.  The portfolio is diversified by the location of the properties around the United States so that if one area of the country is experiencing downturns in the economy, the remaining properties in the portfolio may not be affected. However, the geographic diversification of the portfolio may not protect against a general downturn in the national economy.
 
 
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
The Partnership originally invested approximately $37,555,000 (not including acquisition fees of approximately $1,771,000) of net proceeds in fourteen Local Partnerships of which, as of December 31, 2009, approximately $796,000 remains to be paid to the Local Partnerships (including approximately $341,000 being held in escrow) as certain benchmarks, such as occupancy level, must be attained prior to the release of the funds.  During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, payments of approximately $25,000 were made to the Local Partnerships.  As of December 31, 2009, the Partnership’s limited partnership interest in one Local Partnership and the property and the related assets and liabilities of another Local Partnership have been sold (see Item 1, Note 4).
 
Short-Term
 
The Partnership’s primary sources of funds include:  (i) working capital reserves, exclusive of Local Partnerships’ working capital; (ii) interest earned on the working capital reserves; (iii) cash distributions from operations of the Local Partnerships; and (iv) sales proceeds and distributions.  Such funds, although minimal (other than possible sales proceeds and sales distributions), are available to meet the obligations of the Partnership.  The Partnership does not anticipate providing cash distributions to BAC holders in circumstances other than refinancing or sales.  During the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, distributions from operations of the Local Partnerships amounted to approximately $2,000 and $20,000, respectively.  Additionally, during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Partnership received approximately $0 and $303,000, respectively, of distributions from the sale of Local Partnerships.
 
For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, cash and cash equivalents of the Partnership and its consolidated Local Partnerships increased approximately $29,000.  This increase was due to net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $587,000 and net payments from local general partners and affiliates of approximately $1,000, which exceeded repayment of mortgage notes of approximately $335,000, an increase in cash held in escrow relating to investing activities of approximately $15,000 and a decrease in capitalization of consolidated subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests of approximately $209,000.  Included in the adjustments to reconcile the net loss to net cash provided by operating activities is depreciation and amortization in the amount of approximately $1,289,000.
 
Total expenses for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, excluding depreciation and amortization, interest and general and administrative-related parties, totaled $869,404 and $880,766 and $2,691,850 and $2,588,705, respectively.
 
Accounts payable totaled $561,423 and $450,137 as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively.  Accounts payable are short term liabilities which are expected to be paid from operating cash flows, working capital balances at the Local Partnership level, Local General Partner advances and, in certain circumstances, advances from the Partnership.  The Partnership believes it (and the applicable Local Partnerships) has sufficient liquidity and ability to generate cash and to meet existing and known or reasonably likely future cash requirements over both the short and long term not including fees owed to the General Partner.
 
Security deposits payable are offset by cash held in security deposits, which are included in “Cash held in escrow” on the financial statements.
 
A working capital reserve at the Partnership level of approximately $201,000, exclusive of the Local Partnership’s working capital, remained unused at December 31, 2009.  The General Partner believes that these reserves, plus any cash distributions received from the operations of the Local Partnerships, will be sufficient to fund the Partnership’s ongoing operations for the foreseeable future not including fees owed to the General Partner.
 
Long-Term
 
Partnership management fees owed to the General Partner amounting to approximately $1,861,000 and $1,638,000 were accrued and unpaid as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively.  Unpaid partnership management fees for any year are accrued without interest and will be payable only to the extent of available funds after payments on all Partnership liabilities have been made other than those owed to the General Partner.  Without the General Partner’s advances and continued accrual without payment of certain fees and expense reimbursement, the Partnership would not be in a position to meet its obligations.
 
Accrued interest payable totaled $6,809,200 and $6,301,218 as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. Accrued interest payable represents the accrued interest on all mortgage loans, which include primary and secondary loans. Certain secondary loans have provisions such that interest is accrued but not payable until a future date.  The Partnership anticipates the payment of accrued interest on the secondary loans (which make up the majority of the accrued interest payable amount and which have been accumulating since the Partnership’s investment in the respective Local Partnership) will be made from future refinancing or sales proceeds of the respective Local Partnerships.  Furthermore, each Local Partnership’s mortgage notes are collateralized by the land and buildings of the respective Local Partnership, and are without further recourse to the Partnership.
 
The Local Partnerships are impacted by inflation in several ways.  Inflation allows for increases in rental rates generally to reflect the impact of higher operating and replacement costs. Furthermore, inflation generally does not impact the fixed long-term financing under which real property investments were purchased. Inflation also affects the Local Partnerships adversely by increasing operating costs, such as fuel, utilities, and labor.
 
The Partnership’s investment in Local Partnerships is diversified by the location of the Properties around the United States so that if one area of the country is experiencing downturns in the economy, the remaining Properties in the portfolio may be experiencing upswings. However, the geographic diversification of the portfolio may not protect against a general downturn in the national economy.  Management is not aware of any trends or events, commitments or uncertainties, which have not otherwise been disclosed that will or are likely to impact liquidity in a material way. Management believes the only impact would be from laws that have not yet been adopted.
 
 
 
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Tax Credits are attached to the Property for a period of ten years, and are transferable with the Property during the remainder of such ten-year period. If trends in the real estate market warranted the sale of a Property, the remaining tax credits would transfer to the new owner, thereby adding value to the Property on the market.  However, such value declines each year and is not included in the financial statement carrying amount.  The Credit Periods are scheduled to expire, and some have expired, at various times from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2010 with respect to the Local Partnerships depending upon when the Credit Period commenced.  However, each Local Partnership must continue to comply with the Tax Credit requirements until the end of the Compliance Period in order to avoid recapture of the Tax Credits.  The Compliance Periods will continue through December 31, 2014 with respect to the Properties depending upon when the Compliance Period commenced.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Partnership has no off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
The Partnership disclosed in Item 7 of the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, the Partnership’s commitments to make future payments under its debt agreements and other contractual obligations.  There are no material changes to such disclosure or amounts as of December 31, 2009.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
In preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements, management has made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Set forth below is a summary of the accounting policies that management believes are critical to the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The summary should be read in conjunction with the more complete discussion of the Partnership’s accounting policies included in Item 8, Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements which are included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009.
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
The Partnership has categorized its financial assets and liabilities based upon the fair value hierarchy specified by FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). This standard defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures.  This standard does not require any new fair value measurements, but discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost).  This standard provides for a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.  The following is a brief description of those three levels:
 
Level 1:
Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level 2:
Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
 
Level 3:
Unobservable inputs that reflect the Partnership’s own assumptions.
 
The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies.  However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value.  Consequently, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized or would be paid in a current market exchange.  The following are financial instruments for which the Partnership’s estimate of fair value differs from the carrying amounts:
 
 
At December 31, 2009
 
At March 31, 2009
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Estimated
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Estimated
Value
 
 
LIABILITIES:
                       
Mortgage notes
  $ 24,853,807     $ 15,653,643     $ 25,188,479     $ 15,101,746  

 
Fair value has been estimated using Level 3 inputs.
 
For the mortgage notes, fair value is calculated using present value cash flow models based on a discount rate. It was determined that the Tender Option Bond market, through which these bonds have been securitized in the past, continued to see  a dramatic slowdown with limited liquidity and significantly reduced transaction levels,  To assist in valuing these notes the partnership held separate discussions with various third party investment banks who are leaders in the municipal bond business.  The discussions produced assumptions that were based on market conditions as well as the credit quality of the underlying partnerships, which held the mortgage notes, to determine what discount rates to utilize.
 
Property and Equipment/Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
 
Property and equipment to be held and used are carried at cost which includes the purchase price, acquisition fees and expenses, construction period interest and any other costs incurred in acquiring the properties.  The cost of property and equipment is depreciated over their estimated useful lives using accelerated and straight-line methods. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred; major renewals and betterments are capitalized. At the time property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the assets and accumulated depreciation accounts and the profit or loss on such disposition is reflected in earnings.  The Partnership complies with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”).  The determination of asset impairment is a two-step process.  First, management estimates amounts recoverable through future operations and sale of the property on an undiscounted basis.  If such estimates are below depreciated cost, property investments are reduced to estimated fair value (using estimated future discounted net cash flows) when the property is considered to be impaired and the depreciated cost exceeds estimated fair value.
 
 
 
 
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In accordance with ASC 360, the results of discontinued operations are reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items on the consolidated statements of operations.  Discontinued operations include the results of operations and any gain or loss recognized for Local Partnerships that have been disposed of or are held for sale.  A gain or loss recognized on the disposal is disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.  Adjustments to amounts previously reported in operations that are directly related to the disposal of a Local Partnership are reclassified in the current period as discontinued operations for comparability purposes.  Assets and liabilities of a Local Partnership that are classified as held for sale are presented separately in the asset and liability sections, respectively, of the consolidated balance sheets.  See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements regarding discontinued operations.
 
At the time management commits to a plan to dispose of assets, said assets are adjusted to the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. These assets are classified as property and equipment-held for sale and are not depreciated. There are no assets classified as property and equipment-held for sale at December 31, 2009.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Rental income is earned under standard residential operating leases and is typically due the first day of each month, but can vary by Property due to the terms of the tenant leases. Rental income is recognized when earned and charged to tenants’ accounts receivable if not received by the due date. Rental payments received in advance of the due date are deferred until earned. Rental subsidies are recognized as rental income during the month in which it is earned.
 
Other revenues are recorded when earned and consist of the following items:  Interest income earned on cash and cash equivalent balances and cash held in escrow balances, income from forfeited security deposits, late charges, laundry and vending income and other rental related items.
 
Results of Operations
 
The results of operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 continued to be primarily in the form of rental income with corresponding expenses divided among operations, depreciation and mortgage interest, excluding the results of its discontinued operations which are not reflected in the following discussion (see Item 1, Note 5).
 
Rental income increased less than 1% and approximately 3% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008, primarily due to increases in rental rates at the Local Partnerships.
 
Other income decreased approximately $36,000 and $52,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008, primarily due to income recognized in 2008 relating to a write-off of receivables from old tenants at one Local Partnership, a decrease in laundry and vending machine income at a second Local Partnership and lower interest earned on a lower cash balance being invested at the Partnership level.
 
Total expenses, excluding general and administrative, operating, insurance, and depreciation and amortization remained fairly consistent, with a decrease of less than 1% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008.
 
General and administrative expenses increased approximately $66,000 and $148,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008, primarily due to an increase in maintenance, security and office salaries at one Local Partnership, increase in loss on collection of receivables at a second Local Partnership and an increase in printing fees at the Partnership level.
 
Operating expenses decreased approximately $60,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the corresponding period in 2008, primarily due to an overall decrease in utility costs at the Local Partnerships.
 
Insurance decreased approximately $16,000 and $36,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008, primarily due to a change in insurance providers at one Local Partnership.
 
Depreciation and amortization decreased approximately $110,000 and $287,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the corresponding periods in 2008, primarily due to the reduction in carrying amount relating to impairment of assets during the year ended March 31, 2009 at five Local Partnerships.
 
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
 
The Partnership has mortgage notes that are payable in aggregate monthly installments including principal and interest at rates varying from 0% to 8.46% per annum. The Partnership does not believe there is a material risk associated with the various interest rates associated with the mortgage notes as the majority of the Local Partnership mortgage notes have fixed rates.  The Partnership disclosed in Item 8, Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, as well as in Item 2, the fair value of the mortgage notes payable.  There are no material changes to such disclosure amounts as of December 31, 2009.
 
The Partnership does not have any other market risk sensitive instruments.
 
Item 4T.  Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)           Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Related Independence L.L.C, the general partner of the Partnership, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
 
 
 
 
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(b)           Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f).  In evaluating the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting, management has adopted the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO Framework”).  Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner, the Partnership conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2009.  The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Partnership; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Partnership are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Partnership; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Partnership’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.  However, because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Based on management’s evaluation under the COSO Framework, it has concluded that the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting, was, as of March 31, 2009, (1) effective at the Partnership level, in that they provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and (2) ineffective at the subsidiary level due to certain control deficiencies noted in the audit reports for such subsidiaries.  The General Partner does not have control over the internal controls at the subsidiary level.  Management believes they have sufficient controls at the Partnership level to mitigate these deficiencies, and such deficiencies do not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
(c)           Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.  Except as noted in (b) above, during the period ended December 31, 2009, there were no changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
 
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1.
Legal Proceedings. – None
   
Item 1A.
Risk Factors. – No changes
   
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. – None
   
Item 3.
Defaults upon Senior Securities. – None
   
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. – None
   
Item 5.
Other Information. – None
   
Item 6.
Exhibits.
     
 
(4)
Form of Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (attached to the Prospectus as Exhibit A)*
     
 
(10A)
Form of Subscription Agreement (attached to the Prospectus as Exhibit B)*
     
 
(10B)
Form of Escrow Agreement between the Partnership and the Escrow Agent**
     
 
(10C)
Form of Purchase and Sales Agreement pertaining to the Partnership’s acquisition of Local Partnership Interests**
     
 
(10D)
Form of Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Local Partnerships**
     
 
(31.1)
     
 
(31.2)
     
 
(32.1)
     
 
*
Incorporated herein by reference to the final Prospectus as filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933.
     
 
**
Filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 of the Partnership (File No. 33-89968) and incorporated herein by reference thereto.


 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS L.P. IV
(Registrant)



     
By:
RELATED INDEPENDENCE L.L.C.,
       
a General Partner
             
             
             
Date:
February 11, 2010
     
By:
/s/ Robert L. Levy
 
           
Robert L. Levy
 
           
Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer and Director
               
               
               
Date:
February 11, 2010
     
By:
/s/ Andrew J. Weil
 
           
Andrew J. Weil
 
           
President and Chief Executive Officer


 
 
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