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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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


For the quarterly period ended                          December 31, 2011                              

OR

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

For the transition period from_________________________ to                                                                   

                                                                                  Commission file number             0-22104

                                            Boston Financial Tax Credit Fund Plus, A Limited Partnership                                
                                                          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   Massachusetts                                                                         04-3105699                              
      (State or other jurisdiction of                                                      (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)                                                   Identification No.)


   101 Arch Street, Boston, Massachusetts                                          02110-1106                              
    (Address of principal executive offices)                                     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code                         (617) 439-3911                             

 
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.
Yes  X    No___.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, 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).
Yes  X     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   ___                                                                                                  Accelerated Filer  ___
Non-accelerated filer     ___  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)               Smaller reporting company   X

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

 
 

 
BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


TABLE OF CONTENTS



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                                      Page No.

Item 1.               Financial Statements

          Balance Sheets – December 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
         and March 31, 2011 (Audited)                                                                                               1

          Statements of Operations (Unaudited) -
         For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010                            2

 
         Statement of Changes in Partners' Equity (Deficiency) (Unaudited) -
                              For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011                                                               3

         Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) -
                             For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010                                               4

        Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                                      5

Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
       Condition and Results of Operations                                                                                   8

Item 3.            Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                            13

Item 4.            Controls and Procedures                                                                                                           13

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.            Exhibits                                                                                                                                        14

SIGNATURE                                                                                                                                                      15




 
 

 
BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


PART I.                      FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                         Financial Statements


BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2011 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2011 (Audited)




Assets
 
    December 31
   
  March 31
 
             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,255,729     $ 1,382,389  
Investments in Local Limited Partnerships (Note 1)
    1,224,077       1,029,569  
Due from affiliate
    -       162  
Other assets
    590       470  
Total Assets
  $ 2,480,396     $ 2,412,590  
                 
Liabilities and Partners' Equity
               
                 
Due to affiliate
  $ 10,933     $ -  
Accrued expenses
    19,947       26,510  
Total Liabilities
    30,880       26,510  
                 
General, Initial and Investor Limited Partners' Equity
    2,449,516       2,386,080  
Total Liabilities and Partners' Equity
  $ 2,480,396     $ 2,412,590  



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
 

 
BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
(Unaudited)



   
                  Three Months Ended
   
           Nine Months Ended
 
   
             December 31,
   
      December 31,
   
        December 31,
   
       December 31,
 
   
        2011
   
2010
   
   2011
   
  2010
 
Revenue
                       
Investment
  $ 1,278     $ 1,316     $ 3,984     $ 4,172  
Accretion of Original Issue Discount
                               
(Note 2)
    -       -       -       4,092  
Cash distribution income
    -       674       -       3,932  
Total Revenue
    1,278       1,990       3,984       12,196  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Asset management fees, affiliate
    10,933       12,926       32,798       38,777  
Impairment on investments in Local
                               
Limited Partnerships (Note 1)
    -       199,282       -       599,102  
General and administrative
                               
(includes reimbursements to an affiliate
                               
in the amounts of $12,444 and $27,651  for the three months and $34,923 and
                               
$97,888 for the nine months ended
                               
December 31, 2011 and 2010,
                               
respectively)
    34,865       48,353       102,258       158,111  
Amortization
    1,959       1,813       2,995       3,810  
Total Expenses
    47,757       262,374       138,051       799,800  
                                 
Loss before equity in income of
                               
Local Limited Partnerships
    (46,479 )     (260,384 )     (134,067 )     (787,604 )
                                 
Equity in income of Local Limited
                               
Partnerships (Note 1)
    144,304       176,728       197,503       216,222  
                                 
Gain on disposition of investments in
                               
Local Limited Partnerships
    -       27,186       -       27,186  
                                 
Net Income (Loss)
  $ 97,825     $ (56,470 )   $ 63,436     $ (544,196 )
                                 
Net Income (Loss) allocated:
                               
General Partners
  $ 978     $ (565 )   $ 634     $ (9,962 )
Class A Limited Partners
    90,649       (52,327 )     58,783       (503,873 )
Class B Limited Partners
    6,198       (3,578 )     4,019       (30,361 )
    $ 97,825     $ (56,470 )   $ 63,436     $ (544,196 )
                                 
Net Income (Loss) Per Limited Partner Unit
                               
Class A Limited Partners (34,643 Units)
  $ 2.62     $  (1.51 )   $ 1.70     $ (14.54 )
Class B Limited Partners (3,290 Units)
  $ 1.88     $  (1.09 )   $ 1.22     $ (9.23 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
 

 
BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011
(Unaudited)




               
          Investor
   
           Investor
       
         
          Initial
   
          Limited
   
           Limited
       
   
        General
   
         Limited
   
           Partners,
   
         Partners,
       
   
     Partners
   
        Partner
   
      Class A
   
         Class B
   
        Total
 
                               
Balance at March 31, 2011
  $ 23,861     $ 5,000     $ 2,409,168     $ (51,949 )   $ 2,386,080  
                                         
Net Income
    634       -       58,783       4,019       63,436  
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2011
  $ 24,495     $ 5,000     $ 2,467,951     $ (47,930 )   $ 2,449,516  





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
 

 
BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
(Unaudited)




             
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Net cash used for operating activities
  $ (126,660 )   $ (222,846 )
                 
Net cash provided by investing activities
    -       483,118  
                 
Net cash used for financing activities
    -       (452,000 )
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (126,660 )     (191,728 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
    1,382,389       1,495,321  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, ending
  $ 1,255,729     $ 1,303,593  


 
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
 
 

 
BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


The unaudited financial statements presented herein have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  These statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Boston Financial Tax Credit Fund Plus, a Limited Partnership (the “Fund”) for the year ended March 31, 2011.  In the opinion of the Managing General Partner, these financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.  The results of operations for the periods may not be indicative of the results to be expected for the year.

The Managing General Partner has elected to report results of the Local Limited Partnerships on a 90-day lag basis because the Local Limited Partnerships report their results on a calendar year basis.  Accordingly, the financial information of the Local Limited Partnerships that is included in the accompanying financial statements is as of September 30, 2011 and 2010 and for the nine months then ended.

Generally, profits, losses, tax credits and cash flow from operations are allocated 99% to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General Partners.  Net proceeds from a sale or refinancing will be allocated 95% to the Limited Partners and 5% to the General Partners, after certain priority payments. The General Partners may have an obligation to fund deficits in their capital accounts, subject to limits set forth in the Fund’s Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”).  However, to the extent that the General Partners’ capital accounts are in a deficit position, certain items of net income may be allocated to the General Partners in accordance with the Partnership Agreement.

1.      Investments in Local Limited Partnerships

The Fund currently has limited partner interests in four Local Limited Partnerships which were organized for the purpose of owning and operating government-assisted, multi-family housing complexes. The Fund's ownership interest in each Local Limited Partnership is 99%.  The Fund may have negotiated or may negotiate options with the Local General Partners to purchase or sell the Fund’s interests in the Local Limited Partnerships at the end of the Compliance Period for nominal prices.  In the event that Properties are sold to third parties, or upon dissolution of the Local Limited Partnerships, proceeds will be distributed according to the terms of each Local Limited Partnership agreement.





 
 

 



BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership
 

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


1.      Investments in Local Limited Partnerships (continued)

The following is a summary of investments in Local Limited Partnerships at December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011:
   
December 31
   
March 31
 
Capital contributions paid to Local Limited Partnerships and purchase
           
price paid to withdrawing partners of Local Limited Partnerships
  $ 6,960,327     $ 6,960,327  
                 
Cumulative equity in losses of Local Limited Partnerships (excluding
               
cumulative unrecognized losses of $1,601,821 and $1,466,308 at
               
    December 31 and March 31, 2011, respectively)
    (1,328,539 )     (1,526,042 )
                 
Cumulative cash distributions received from Local Limited Partnerships
    (3,670,674 )     (3,670,674 )
                 
Investments in Local Limited Partnerships before adjustments
    1,961,114       1,763,611  
                 
Excess investment costs over the underlying assets acquired:
               
                 
Acquisition fees and expenses
    203,586       203,586  
                 
Cumulative amortization of acquisition fees and expenses
    (94,818 )     (91,823 )
                 
Investments in Local Limited Partnerships before impairment
    2,069,882       1,875,374  
                 
Cumulative impairment on investments in Local Limited Partnerships
    (845,805 )     (845,805 )
                 
Investments in Local Limited Partnerships
  $ 1,224,077     $ 1,029,569  

The Fund has recorded an impairment for its investments in certain Local Limited Partnerships in order to appropriately reflect the estimated net realizable value of these investments.

The Fund’s share of the net income (loss) of the Local Limited Partnerships for the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is $61,990 and ($140,386), respectively.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Fund has not recognized $183,758 and $356,608, respectively, of equity in losses relating to certain Local Limited Partnerships in which cumulative equity in losses and cumulative distributions exceeded its total investment in these Local Limited Partnerships.  Previously unrecognized losses of $48,245 are included in losses recognized in the nine months ended December 31, 2011.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2010, the Fund sold its interest in one Local Limited Partnership, resulting in a net gain of $27,186.

2.      Other Investments

The Fund previously held Treasury STRIPS purchased by the Fund for the benefit of the Class B Limited Partners.
The final maturity for the STRIPS took place on May 15, 2010.  The total maturity value was $452,000.

 
 
 

 
BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


3.      New Accounting Principles

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other bodies that may have an impact on the Fund’s financial reporting or accounting.  The Fund does not believe that any such recently issued pronouncement has had or will have a material effect on the Fund’s financial statements.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting and disclosure requirements for the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”).  The amended guidance modifies the consolidation model to one based on control and economics, and replaces the current quantitative primary beneficiary analysis with a qualitative analysis.  The primary beneficiary of a VIE will be the entity that has (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  If multiple unrelated parties share such power, as defined, no party will be required to consolidate the VIE. Further, the amended guidance requires continual reconsideration of the primary beneficiary of a VIE and adds an additional reconsideration event for determination of whether an entity is a VIE.  Additionally, the amendment requires enhanced and expanded disclosures around VIEs.  This amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009.  The adoption of this guidance on April 1, 2010 did not have a material effect on the Fund’s financial statements.

4.      Significant Subsidiaries

The following Local Limited Partnerships invested in by the Fund represent more than 20% of the Fund’s total assets or equity as of December 31, 2011 or 2010 or net income (loss) for the three months then ended.  The following financial information represents the performance of these Local Limited Partnerships for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

   
2011
   
2010
 
Pilot House Associates Limited Partnership
           
Revenue
  $ 325,506     $ 322,646  
Net Income
  $ 77,969     $ 80,959  
                 
Preston Place Associates Limited Partnership
               
Revenue
  $ 278,363     $ 269,757  
Net Income
  $ 84,026     $ 69,158  
                 

 
 

 


 

BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership
 

Item 2.                      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


Certain matters discussed herein constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The use of words like “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” “expect,” “believe,” “could” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  The Fund intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements and is including this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions.  Although the Fund believes the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and current expectations, the Fund can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained.  Actual results and timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, without limitation: (i) possible reduction in rental income due to an inability to maintain high occupancy levels or adequate rental levels;  (ii) possible adverse changes in general economic conditions and adverse local conditions, such as competitive overbuilding, a decrease in employment rates or adverse changes in real estate laws, including building codes; (iii) possible future adoption of rent control legislation which would not permit increased costs to be passed on to the tenants in the form of rent increases or which would suppress the ability of the Local Limited Partnership to generate operating cash flow; and (iv) general economic and real estate conditions and interest rates.

The Fund is a Massachusetts limited partnership organized to invest as a limited partner or member in other limited partnerships or limited liability companies (collectively, “Local Limited Partnerships”) which own and operate apartment complexes (each, a “Property”) which are eligible for low income housing tax credits (“Tax Credits”) that may be applied against the federal income tax liability of an investor. The Fund also invested in, for the benefit of the Class B Limited Partners, United States Treasury obligations from which the interest coupons have been stripped or in such interest coupons themselves (collectively, “Treasury STRIPS”).  The Fund used approximately 28% of the Class B Limited Partners' capital contributions to purchase Treasury STRIPS with maturities of 13 to 18 years, with a total redemption amount equal to the Class B Limited Partners' capital contributions. The Fund’s objectives are to: (i) provide annual tax benefits in the form of Tax Credits which Limited Partners may use to offset their federal income tax liability; (ii) preserve and protect the Fund’s capital committed to Local Limited Partnerships; (iii) provide cash distributions from operations of Local Limited Partnerships; (iv) provide cash distributions from sale or refinancing transactions with the possibility of long term capital appreciation; and (v) provide cash distributions derived from investment in Treasury STRIPS to Class B Limited Partners after a period of approximately thirteen to eighteen years equal to their capital contributions.  The General Partners of the Fund are Arch Street VIII, Inc., which serves as the Managing General Partner, and Arch Street VI Limited Partnership.  ALZA Corporation is the Class A Limited Partner of Arch Street VI Limited Partnership, Boston Financial BFG Investments, LLC is the Class B Limited Partner of Arch Street VI Limited Partnership and Arch Street VIII, Inc. is the general partner of Arch Street VI Limited Partnership.  The General Partners are affiliates of Boston Financial Investment Management, LP (“Boston Financial”).  The fiscal year of the Fund ends on March 31.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Fund’s accounting policies include those that relate to its recognition of investments in Local Limited Partnerships using the equity method of accounting.  The Fund’s policy is as follows:

The Local Limited Partnerships in which the Fund invests are Variable Interest Entities (“VIEs”). The Fund is involved with the VIEs as a non-controlling limited partner equity holder.  The investments in the Local Limited Partnerships are made primarily to obtain tax credits on behalf of the Fund’s investors.  The Tax Credits generated by Local Limited Partnerships are not reflected on the books of the Fund as such credits are allocated to investors for use in offsetting their federal income tax liability.  The general partners or managing members of the Local Limited Partnerships (the “Local General Partners”), who are considered to be the primary beneficiaries, have the power to direct the activities of the Local Limited Partnerships.  The Local General Partners are also responsible for maintaining compliance with the Tax Credit program and for providing subordinated financial support in the event operations cannot support debt and Property tax payments.  The Fund, through its ownership percentages, may participate in Property disposition proceeds.  The timing and amounts of these proceeds are unknown but can impact the Fund’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Because the Fund is not the primary beneficiary of these Local Limited Partnerships, it accounts for its investments in the Local Limited Partnerships using the equity method of accounting.  The Fund's exposure to economic and financial statement losses is limited to its investments in the Local Limited Partnerships and estimated future funding commitments.  To the extent that the Fund does not
 
 
 
 

 
 

BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership

  
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)


Critical Accounting Policies (continued)

receive the full amount of tax credits specified in its initial investment contribution agreement, it may be eligible to receive payments from the Local General Partners under the provisions of tax credit guarantees.  The Fund may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any financial support that the Fund voluntarily provides in the future.  The Fund may voluntarily provide advances to the Local Limited Partnerships to finance operations or to make debt service payments.  The Fund assesses the collectability of any advances at the time the advance is made and records a reserve if collectability is not reasonably assured.  The Fund does not guarantee any of the mortgages or other debt of the Local Limited Partnerships.

Under the equity method, the investment is carried at cost, adjusted for the Fund’s share of net income or loss and for cash distributions from the Local Limited Partnerships; equity in income or loss of the Local Limited Partnerships is included currently in the Fund's operations.  A liability is recorded for delayed equity capital contributions to Local Limited Partnerships.  Under the equity method, a Local Limited Partnership investment will not be carried below zero.  To the extent that equity in losses are incurred when the Fund’s carrying value of the respective Local Limited Partnership has been reduced to zero, these excess losses will be suspended and offset against future income.  Income from a Local Limited Partnership, where cumulative equity in losses plus cumulative distributions  have exceeded the total investment in the Local Limited Partnership, will not be recorded until all of the related unrecorded losses have been offset.  To the extent that a Local Limited Partnership with a carrying value of zero distributes cash to the Fund, that distribution is recorded as income in the Fund’s statement of operations.

The Fund has implemented policies and practices for assessing other-than-temporary declines in the values of its investments in Local Limited Partnerships.  Periodically, the carrying values of the investments are tested for other-than-temporary impairment. If an other-than-temporary decline in carrying value exists, a provision is recorded to reduce the investment to the sum of the estimated remaining benefits. The estimated remaining benefits for each Local Limited Partnership consists of the estimated future benefit from tax losses and tax credits over the estimated life of the investment and estimated residual proceeds at disposition. Estimated residual proceeds are calculated by capitalizing the estimated net operating income and subtracting the estimated terminal debt balance of each Local Limited Partnership.  Generally, the carrying values of most Local Limited Partnerships will decline through losses and distributions.  However, the Fund may record impairment losses if the expiration of tax credits outpaces losses and distributions from any of the Local Limited Partnerships.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2011, the Fund had cash and cash equivalents of $1,255,729, as compared to $1,382,389 at March 31, 2011.  The decrease is primarily attributable to cash used for operating activities and payment of asset management fees.

The Managing General Partner initially designated 4% of the Adjusted Gross Proceeds (which generally means Gross Proceeds minus the amounts committed to the acquisition of Treasury STRIPS) as Reserves, as defined in the Partnership Agreement.  The Reserves were established to be used for working capital of the Fund and contingencies related to the ownership of Local Limited Partnership interests.  The Managing General Partner may increase or decrease such Reserves from time to time, as it deems appropriate.  At December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, approximately $1,236,000 and $1,356,000, respectively, has been designated as Reserves.

To date, professional fees relating to various Property issues totaling approximately $465,000 have been paid from Reserves.  In the event a Local Limited Partnership encounters operating difficulties requiring additional funds, the Fund’s management might deem it in its best interest to voluntarily provide such funds in order to protect its investment. As of December 31, 2011, the Fund has advanced approximately $228,000 to Local Limited Partnerships to fund operating deficits.


 
 

 

BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

 
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

The Managing General Partner believes that the investment income earned on the Reserves, along with cash distributions received from Local Limited Partnerships, to the extent available, will be sufficient to fund the Fund's ongoing operations.  Reserves may be used to fund operating deficits, if the Managing General Partner deems funding appropriate.  To date, the Fund has not used any Reserves to fund operations.  If Reserves are not adequate to cover the Fund’s operations, the Fund will seek other financing sources including, but not limited to, the deferral of asset management fees paid to an affiliate of the Managing General Partner or working with Local Limited Partnerships to increase cash distributions.

Since the Fund invests as a limited partner, the Fund has no contractual duty to provide additional funds to Local Limited Partnerships beyond its specified investment.  Thus, as of December 31, 2011, the Fund had no contractual or other obligation to any Local Limited Partnership which had not been paid or provided for.

Cash Distributions

No cash distributions were made during the nine months ended December 31, 2011.  Cash distributions of $452,000 were made to the Investor Limited Partners, Class B, during the nine months ended December 31, 2010.

Results of Operations

Three Month Period

For the three months ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s operations resulted in net income of $97,825, as compared to net loss of $56,470 for the same period in 2010.  The decrease in net loss is primarily attributable to a decrease in impairment on investments in Local Limited Partnerships, partially offset by a decrease in equity in income of Local Limited Partnerships and a decrease in gain on disposition of investments in Local Limited Partnerships.  Impairment on investments in Local Limited Partnerships decreased due to no impairment losses on the Fund’s investments in Local Limited Partnerships in the current year.  The decrease in equity in income of Local Limited Partnerships is due to the disposition of a Local Limited Partnership as well as a decrease in income recorded by certain other Local Limited Partnerships.  Gain on disposition of investments in Local Limited Partnerships decreased due to no dispositions during the three months ended December 31, 2011 as compared to a disposition in the same period in 2010 that resulted in a net gain.
 
 
Nine Month Period

For the nine months ended December 31, 2011, the Fund’s operations resulted in net income of $63,436, as compared to net loss of $544,196 for the same period in 2010.  The decrease in net loss is primarily attributable to a decrease in impairment on investments in Local Limited Partnerships and a decrease in general and administrative expenses, partially offset by a decrease in gain on disposition of investments in Local Limited Partnerships.  Impairment on investments in Local Limited Partnerships decreased due to no impairment losses on the Fund’s investments in Local Limited Partnerships in the current year.  General and administrative expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease in charges for operations and administrative expenses necessary for the operations of the Fund.  Gain on disposition of investments in Local Limited Partnerships decreased due to no dispositions being recorded during the nine months ended December 31, 2011 as compared to a disposition recorded during the same period in 2010 that resulted in a net gain.

 
 

 

BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)


Portfolio Update

As of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s investment portfolio consisted of limited partner interests in four Local Limited Partnerships, each of which owns and operates a multi-family apartment complex and each of which had generated, but no longer generates, Tax Credits.  Since inception, the Fund generated Tax Credits, net of recapture, of approximately $1,467 per Class A Unit.  Class B Unit investors have received Tax Credits, net of recapture, of approximately $1,056 per Limited Partner Unit.  The aggregate amount of Tax Credits generated by the Fund is consistent with the objective specified in the Fund’s prospectus.

On May 15, 2010, the Fund received $452,000, or approximately $137.39 per Class B Unit, as the Fund’s investment in one U.S. Treasury STRIP matured.  The Managing General Partner distributed these funds to Class B Limited Partners in May 2010.  This distribution represented the final U.S. Treasury STRIP maturity.

Properties that receive low income housing Tax Credits must remain in compliance with rent restriction and set-aside requirements for at least 15 calendar years from the date the Property is placed in service (the “Compliance Period”).  Failure to do so would result in the recapture of a portion of the Property’s Tax Credits.  The Compliance Period for the remaining four Properties expired on or before December 31, 2009.  The Managing General Partner is in negotiations with potential buyers to dispose of its interest in three of the Local Limited Partnerships in 2012 and one Local Limited Partnership in 2013.

The Managing General Partner will continue to closely monitor the operations of the Properties until the Fund’s remaining Local Limited Partnership interests are disposed.  The Fund shall dissolve and its affairs shall be wound up upon the disposition of the final Local Limited Partnership interest and other assets of the Fund.  Investors will continue to be Limited Partners, receiving K-1s and quarterly and annual reports, until the Fund is dissolved.

The Fund is not a party to any pending legal or administrative proceeding, and to the best of its knowledge, no legal or administrative proceeding is threatened or contemplated against it.

Property Discussions
 
 
Two of the Properties in which the Fund has an interest had stabilized operations and operated above breakeven as of September 30, 2011.  The two other Properties generated cash flow deficits that the Local General Partner of that Property funded through project expense loans, subordinated loans or operating escrows.  Some Properties have had persistent operating difficulties that could either (i) have an adverse impact on the Fund’s liquidity or (ii) result in their foreclosure.  Also, the Managing General Partner, in the normal course of the Fund’s business, is arranging for the future disposition of its interest in all of the Local Limited Partnerships.  The following Property discussions focus on all such Properties.

As previously reported, the Managing General Partner was exploring an exit strategy for Jardines de Juncos, located in Juncos, Puerto Rico, that would lead to a 2010 disposition.  The sale occurred on December 31, 2010 and net sales proceeds were $27,186, or approximately $0.72 per Unit.  The actual 2010 taxable gain was $1,414,618, or $37.29 per Unit.  The Fund no longer has an interest in this Local Limited Partnership.

As previously reported, the Managing General Partner was exploring an exit strategy for Linden Square, located in Flint, Michigan, that could lead to the Fund transferring its interest in the Local Limited Partnership in 2010.  The Managing General Partner negotiated the disposition of the Property; however, due to the weak market conditions and high mortgage balance, there is no equity in the Property.  As a result, the Local General Partner agreed to buy the Fund’s interest for a nominal amount.  The transfer of interest was previously expected to be completed by the end of 2010; however, it occurred on March 21, 2011, with the transfer of benefits effective January 1, 2011.  The Property’s Compliance Period ended on December 31, 2009.  The Managing General Partner estimates the 2011 taxable loss to be approximately $280,000, or $7.38 per Unit.  The Fund no longer has an interest in this Local Limited Partnership.

 
 

 

 

BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership
 
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)


Property Discussions (continued)

As previously reported, the Managing General Partner and Local General Partner of Tree Trail, located in Gainesville, Florida, were exploring an exit strategy that would have allowed for a late summer 2008 disposal of the Fund’s interest, via a sale of the underlying Property, in the Local Limited Partnership that owns and operates Tree Trail.  Due to market conditions, the Managing General Partner had to reexamine the exit strategy for the Fund’s interest in this Local Limited Partnership.  Since then, the Local General Partner did not make the October 1, 2010 debt service payment and is allowing the debt to go into foreclosure unless the Lender is willing to accept a short sale.  The Property was being marketed for short sale.  However, the lender initiated a consensual foreclosure with the Local General Partner that will accelerate the process.  A foreclosure will likely occur within 90 days or less.  The Compliance Period ended on December 31, 2007; therefore, there is no recapture risk at the Property.  The Managing General Partner projects 2012 taxable gain of approximately $750,000, or $19.77 per Unit.

As previously reported, the Managing General Partner and Local General Partner of Pilot House, located in Newport News, Virginia, were exploring an exit strategy that could have resulted in a mid-2008 disposal of the Fund’s interest in the Local Limited Partnership that owns Pilot House, for approximately $1,650,000 or $43.50 per Unit.  Since then, the Managing General Partner is negotiating an exit strategy that will dispose of the Fund’s interest in the Local Limited Partnership that owns and operates Pilot House. This transaction will likely occur in 2013, when the debt lockout expires.  This transaction is projected to have sales proceeds of approximately $1,900,000, or approximately $50.09 per Unit.  Terms of a possible disposition have not been agreed upon at this time.  However, the Managing General Partner projects 2013 taxable gain of approximately $1,900,000, or $50.09 per Unit.

As previously reported, the Managing General Partner is currently exploring an exit strategy for Long Creek Court, located in Kittrell, North Carolina, that could lead to the Fund transferring its interest in the Local Limited Partnership.  Negotiations have progressed very slowly and thus a transfer of the Fund’s interest is now expected in early 2012 versus 2010 as previously reported.  It is highly likely that no sales proceeds will be received from the disposition of the Fund’s interest in this Property.  As a result, the Managing General Partner projects 2012 taxable gain of $200,000, or $5.27 per Unit.

As previously reported, the Managing General Partner is currently exploring an exit strategy for Preston Place, located in Winchester, Virginia, that could lead to the Fund transferring its interest in the Local Limited Partnership or could lead to a sale of the Property in early 2012.  Net sales proceeds to the Fund, if any, are not known at this time.

 
 

 


BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


 

Item 3.                      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not Applicable

Item 4.                      Controls and Procedures


Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Fund maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods.  The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Managing General Partner (collectively, the “Certifying Officers”) are responsible for maintaining disclosure controls for the Fund.  The controls and procedures established by the Fund are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Certifying Officers evaluated the effectiveness of the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on the evaluation, the Certifying Officers concluded that as of December 31, 2011, the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Certifying Officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Certifying Officers have also concluded that there was no change in the Fund’s internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of the Fund's controls that occurred during the Fund’s third fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
 

 


BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership

 
PART II.                      OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.                          Exhibits

31.1  
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
       31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
       32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
       32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                           101.INS
   XBRL Instance Document*
   
                          101.SCH
   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
   
                         101.CAL
   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
   
                          101.DEF
   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
   
                         101.LAB
   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
   
                         101.PRE
   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

*
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise not subject to liability under those sections. This exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates this exhibit by reference.

 
 

 


BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS,
A Limited Partnership


SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements 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.


Date:  February 14, 2012                                                                   BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND PLUS, 
                                                                                                             A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


By:      Arch Street VIII, Inc.,
its Managing General Partner





/s/Kenneth J. Cutillo                    
Kenneth J. Cutillo
President
Arch Street VIII, Inc.
(Chief Executive Officer)