In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with the progress lawmakers have made in negotiating a fiscal year 2016 budget and when a final agreement can be expected. In the affordable housing section, he shares news about a hearing that was held by the House Committee on Financial Services last week and what witnesses had to say about the low-income housing tax credit. Then, he addresses question sent in by a Tax Credit Tuesday listener on how HUD views equity bridge loans that come from outside of the operating partnership. After that, he discusses a new bond program in California that could help build more affordable housing across the state. In the new markets tax credit news, he provides a cosponsor update on bills that would make the new markets tax credit a permanent part of the tax code. In the historic tax credit section, he talks about a court ruling in Rhode Island that underscores the importance of placed in service dates. In the renewable energy tax credit section, he shares the 2015 reference rates and inflation adjustment factors for the production tax credit. He'll end with news about state renewable energy tax credit bills in two states: New Mexico and North Carolina.