In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, talks about the stopgap funding bill that prevented a government shutdown and will keep the government funded through Nov. 21. Then he shares highlights from the Novogradac 2019 Historic Tax Credit Conference in St. Louis, including insights from Sen. Bill Cassidy's keynote address. After that, he discusses the summary of the annual historic tax credit investment report by Rutgers University and the National Parks Service, and shares guidance updates from the IRS on the Section 199A deduction. He then shares insight on the draft IRS Form 8997 for opportunity fund investments, and news on HUD and FHA incentives for hospitals and care facilities in opportunity zones. Next, he discusses a comment letter that was submitted by a group of state economic development officials to the IRS on proposed rules for investing in qualified opportunity funds. Finally, he shares news on amendments to the Missouri state historic tax credit program.