Item 1. Business.
General Development of Business and Narrative Description of Business
American Tax Credit Properties III L.P. (the "Registrant"), a Delaware limited partnership, was formed on September 21, 1989 to invest primarily in leveraged low-income multifamily residential complexes (the “Property” or “Properties”) that qualified for the low-income housing tax credit (the "Low-income Housing Tax Credit") in accordance with Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”), through the acquisition of limited partner equity interests (the “Local Partnership Interest” or “Local Partnership Interests”) in partnerships (the "Local Partnership" or "Local Partnerships") that are/were the owners of the Properties. The Local Partnerships hold/held their respective Properties in fee. Registrant initially invested in forty-three such Local Partnerships. Registrant considers its activity to constitute a single industry segment.
Richman Tax Credit Properties III L.P. (the "General Partner"), a Delaware limited partnership, was formed on September 21, 1989 to act as the General Partner of Registrant. The general partner of the General Partner is Richman Housing Credits Inc. ("Richman Housing"), a Delaware corporation that is wholly owned by Richard Paul Richman. Richman Housing is an affiliate of The Richman Group, Inc. ("Richman Group"), a Delaware corporation founded by Richard Paul Richman in 1988.
The Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 1, 1990 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 under Registration Statement File No. 33-31390 and was declared effective on February 2, 1990. Reference is made to the prospectus dated February 7, 1990, as supplemented by Supplement No. 1, Supplement No. 2, Supplement No. 3, Supplement No. 4, Supplement No. 5 and Supplement No. 6 dated June 6, 1990, November 21, 1990, December 20, 1990, October 30, 1991, December 26, 1991 and January 15, 1992, respectively, filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Prospectus"). Pursuant to Rule 12b-23 of the SEC's General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the description of Registrant's business set forth under the heading "Investment Objectives and Policies" at pages 44 through 66 of the Prospectus is hereby incorporated into this Annual Report by reference.
On March 12, 1990, Registrant commenced, through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), the offering of up to 150,000 units of limited partnership interest (the "Units") at $1,000 per Unit to investors (the “Limited Partners”). On June 13, 1990, December 27, 1990, December 31, 1991 and January 23, 1992 the closings for 19,730, 9,622, 5,227 and 1,304 Units, respectively, took place, amounting to aggregate Limited Partner capital contributions of $35,883,000.
Registrant's primary objective, to provide Low-income Housing Tax Credits to the Limited Partners, has been completed. The relevant state tax credit agency allocated each of the Local Partnerships an amount of Low-income Housing Tax Credits, which are generally available for a ten year period from the year the Property is placed in service (the “Ten Year Credit Period”). The Ten Year Credit Period was fully exhausted with respect to all of the Properties as of December 31, 2003. The required holding period of each Property, in order to avoid Low-income Housing Tax Credit recapture, is fifteen years from the year in which the Low-income Housing Tax Credits commence on the last building of the Property (the "Compliance Period"). The Compliance Period of all of the Local Partnerships had expired as of December 31, 2007. In addition, certain of the Local Partnerships entered into agreements with the relevant state tax credit agencies whereby the Local Partnerships must maintain the low-income nature of the Properties for a period which exceeds the Compliance Period (in certain circumstances, up to 50 years from when the Property is placed in service, but commonly 30 years from the date any such Property is placed in service), regardless of a sale of the Properties by the Local Partnerships after the Compliance Period (the “Extended Use Provisions”). Note that the existence of Extended Use Provisions does not extend the Compliance Period of the respective Local Partnerships. However, such provisions may limit the number and availability of potential purchasers of the Properties. Accordingly, a sale of a Property may happen well after the expiration of the Compliance Period and/or may be significantly discounted.
Disposal of Local Partnership Interests
Registrant is in the process of disposing of its remaining Local Partnership Interests. As of June 21, 2019, Registrant owns one of the forty-three Local Partnership Interests initially acquired. In a prior year, Registrant served a demand on the general partners of the Local Partnerships (the “Local General Partners”) of all then remaining Local Partnerships to commence a sale process to dispose of the Properties. In the event a sale of the Property cannot be consummated, it is the General Partner’s intention to sell or assign Registrant’s Local Partnership Interest in Fulton Street Houses Limited Partnership (“Fulton Street Houses”), which has a 30 year Extended Use Provision. Registrant does not anticipate that it will receive any proceeds in connection with such sale or assignment and may incur certain costs in connection therewith. Registrant intends to dissolve after the final disposition of its Local Partnership Interest in Fulton Street Houses; there can be no assurance as to when such final disposition will occur.
Item 1. Business (Continued).
Financial Information About Industry Segments
Registrant is engaged solely in the business of owning a Local Partnership Interest in each of the Local Partnerships. A presentation of information regarding industry segments is not applicable and would not be material to an understanding of Registrant’s business taken as a whole. See Item 8 below - Financial Statements and Supplementary Information.
Competition
Pursuant to Rule 12b-23 of the SEC's General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act, the description of Registrant's competition, general risks, tax risks and partnership risks set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" at pages 20 through 31 of the Prospectus is hereby incorporated into this Annual Report by reference.
Employees of Registrant
Registrant employs no personnel and incurs no payroll costs. All management activities of Registrant are conducted by the General Partner. Affiliates of the General Partner employ individuals who perform the management activities of Registrant. These entities also perform similar services for other affiliates of the General Partner.
Regulation
The following is a brief summary of certain regulations applicable to Registrant and is not, nor should it be considered, a full summary of the law or all related issues. Other than as set forth above and below, Registrant is not aware of any existing or probable federal, state or local governmental regulations, or any recent changes to such governmental regulations, which would have an effect on Registrant’s business.
Fulton Street Houses is subject to restrictions on the amount of annual cash distributions to partners under the terms of its loan and regulatory agreements. Registrant does not anticipate any future distributions from Fulton Street Houses.
Registrant is not aware of any non-compliance by the Local Partnerships with respect to federal, state and local provisions regulating the discharge of material into the environment or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, and is not aware of any condition that would have a material effect on the capital expenditures or competitive position of Registrant.
Item 1A.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Registrant is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide the information required under this Item.
Item 1B.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
Not applicable.
Item 2.
Item 2. Properties.
The executive offices of Registrant and the General Partner are located at 777 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. Registrant does not own or lease any properties. Registrant pays no rent; all charges for leased space are borne by an affiliate of the General Partner.
Registrant initially acquired Local Partnership Interests in forty-three Local Partnerships from 1990 through 1992. As discussed above in Item 1 - Business, the Compliance Period of all of the Local Partnerships had expired as of December 31, 2007 and, accordingly, Registrant is in the process of disposing of its remaining Local Partnership Interests. As of June 21, 2019, Registrant owns one of the forty-three Local Partnership Interests initially acquired. In a prior year, Registrant served a demand on the Local General Partners of all then remaining Local Partnerships to commence a sale process to dispose of the Properties. In the event a sale of the Fulton Street Houses Property cannot be consummated, it is the General Partner’s intention to sell or assign Registrant’s 99% Local Partnership Interest in Fulton Street Houses, which has a 30 year Extended Use Provision (see discussion above in Item 1 - Business). Registrant does not anticipate that it will receive any proceeds in connection with such sale or assignment and may incur certain costs in connection therewith. Registrant intends to dissolve after the final disposition of its Local Partnership Interest in Fulton Street Houses; there can be no assurance as to when such final disposition will occur. In addition to amounts that remain outstanding under the terms of the debt structure of Fulton Street Houses, it has outstanding obligations to the Local General Partner of Fulton Street Houses and affiliates thereof for operating advances made over the years and for certain fees that were deferred.
Item 2. Properties (Continued).
Item 2. Properties (Continued).
Item 2. Properties (Continued).
Item 2. Properties (Continued).
(1)
The Local Partnership’s debt structure includes a principal and interest payment subsidy.
(2)
The Local Partnership Interest is no longer owned by Registrant; there are no assets or liabilities related to such Local Partnership included in the combined balance sheets of the Local Partnerships as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 in Note 5 to the accompanying financial statements.
(3)
Capital contributions include voluntary advances made to the Local Partnership.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 4.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information and Holders
There is no established public trading market for the Units. Accordingly, accurate information as to the market value of a Unit at any given date is not available. The number of record holders of Units as of June 12, 2019 was approximately 1,283, holding an aggregate of 35,883 Units.
Registrant may provide an estimate of value to Unit holders from time to time in Registrant's reports to the Limited Partners. Estimated values for limited partnership interests may also be provided by independent valuation services, whose estimated values are based on financial and other information available to them. The estimated values provided by the independent services and Registrant, which may differ, are not market values and Unit holders may not be able to sell their Units or realize either amount upon a sale of their Units. Unit holders may not realize such estimated values upon the liquidation of Registrant.
Distributions
Registrant does not anticipate that it will provide any cash distributions to the Limited Partners in the future. There were no cash distributions to or on behalf of the Limited Partners during the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018.
Low-income Housing Tax Credits, which are subject to various limitations, may be used by the Limited Partners to offset federal income tax liabilities. Registrant generated total Low-income Housing Tax Credits from investments in Local Partnerships of approximately $1,559 per Unit. The Ten Year Credit Period with respect to the Properties was fully exhausted as of December 31, 2003 and the Compliance Periods of the Local Partnerships had expired as of December 31, 2007. In a prior year, Registrant served a demand on the Local General Partners of all then remaining Local Partnerships to commence a sale process to dispose of the Properties. In the event a sale of the Fulton Street Houses Property cannot be consummated, it is the General Partner’s intention to sell or assign Registrant’s Local Partnership Interest in Fulton Street Houses. Registrant does not anticipate that it will receive any proceeds in connection with such sale or assignment and may incur certain costs in connection therewith.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Item 6.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Registrant is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide the information required under this Item.
Item 7.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
Registrant admitted limited partners (the “Limited Partners”) in four closings with aggregate Limited Partner capital contributions of $35,883,000. In connection with the offering of the sale of units (the “Units”), Registrant incurred organization and offering costs of approximately $4,419,000 and established a working capital reserve of approximately $2,153,000. The remaining net proceeds of approximately $29,311,000 (the “Net Proceeds”) were available to be applied to the acquisition of limited partner interests (the “Local Partnership Interest” or “Local Partnership Interests”) in partnerships (the “Local Partnership” or “Local Partnerships”) that own/owned low-income multifamily residential complexes (the “Property” or “Properties”) that qualified for the low-income housing tax credit (the “Low-income Housing Tax Credit”) in accordance with Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”). The Net Proceeds were utilized in acquiring a Local Partnership Interest in forty-three Local Partnerships. As of June 21, 2019, Registrant owns one of the forty-three Local Partnership Interests initially acquired, Fulton Street Houses Limited Partnership (“Fulton Street Houses”).
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued).
As of March 30, 2019, Registrant has cash and cash equivalents and investment in Pemberwick Fund, a short duration bond fund (“Pemberwick”) totaling $260,706, which is available for operating expenses of Registrant and circumstances which may arise in connection with Fulton Street Houses. Future sources of Registrant funds are expected to be primarily from interest earned on working capital. In addition, although Registrant may be entitled to sales proceeds in the event of a sale of a sale of the Fulton Street Houses Property or a sale or assignment of Registrant’s Local Partnership Interest in Fulton Street Houses, Registrant does not anticipate that it will receive any proceeds in connection with such sale or assignment and may incur certain costs in connection therewith.
During the year ended March 30, 2019, Registrant received cash from interest revenue and redemptions from Pemberwick and utilized cash for operating expenses and investments in Pemberwick. Cash and cash equivalents and investment in Pemberwick decreased, in the aggregate, by approximately $53,000 during the year ended March 30, 2019, primarily as the result of the payment of recurring operating expenses. Payable to general partner and affiliates in the accompanying balance sheet as of March 30, 2019 represents deferred administration and management fees.
Results of Operations
Registrant’s operating results are dependent, in part, on the operating results of Fulton Street Houses and are impacted by Fulton Street Houses’ policies. In addition, the operating results herein are not necessarily the same for tax reporting. Registrant accounts for its investment in Fulton Street Houses in accordance with the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, the investment is carried at cost and is adjusted for Registrant’s share of Fulton Street Houses’ results of operations and by cash distributions received. In the event the operations of Fulton Street Houses result in a loss, equity in loss of Fulton Street Houses allocated to Registrant is recognized to the extent of Registrant’s investment balance in Fulton Street Houses. Equity in loss in excess of Registrant’s investment balance in Fulton Street Houses is allocated to other partners’ capital in Fulton Street Houses. As a result of cumulative equity losses and distributions, Registrant’s investment in Fulton Street Houses reached a zero balance in a prior year.
Cumulative losses and cash distributions in excess of investment in Fulton Street Houses may result from a variety of circumstances, including Fulton Street Houses’ accounting policies, subsidy structure, debt structure and operating deficits, among other things. Accordingly, cumulative losses and cash distributions in excess of the investment are not necessarily indicative of adverse operating results of Fulton Street Houses.
Registrant’s operations have not varied significantly for the year ended March 30, 2019 as compared to the year ended March 30, 2018, as evidenced by losses of $84,571 and $88,291, respectively.
Fulton Street Houses’ net loss of approximately $230,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 includes depreciation expense of approximately $241,000 and interest on non-mandatory debt of approximately $48,000. Fulton Street Houses’ net loss of approximately $231,000 for the year ended December 31, 2017 includes depreciation expense of approximately $249,000 and interest on non-mandatory debt of approximately $47,000. The results of operations of Fulton Street Houses for the year ended December 31, 2018 are not indicative of the results that may be expected in future periods.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
As of March 31, 2018, Registrant adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (the “Update”). In addition to other provisions, the Update requires that changes in the fair value of certain investments be recognized through net income (loss) in the statement of operations. Accordingly, the unrealized gain or loss on Registrant’s investment in Pemberwick is included in interest revenue in the accompanying statements of operations. Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued).
Local Partnership Matters
Registrant's primary objective, to provide Low-income Housing Tax Credits to its Limited Partners, has been completed. The relevant state tax credit agency allocated each of the Local Partnerships an amount of Low-income Housing Tax Credits, which are generally available for a ten year period from the year the Property is placed in service (the “Ten Year Credit Period”). The Ten Year Credit Period was fully exhausted with respect to all of the Properties as of December 31, 2003. The required holding period of each Property, in order to avoid Low-income Housing Tax Credit recapture, is fifteen years from the year in which the Low-income Housing Tax Credits commence on the last building of the Property (the "Compliance Period"). The Compliance Period of all of the Local Partnerships had expired as of December 31, 2007. In addition, certain of the Local Partnerships entered into agreements with the relevant state tax credit agencies whereby the Local Partnerships must maintain the low-income nature of the Properties for a period which exceeds the Compliance Period (in certain circumstances, up to 50 years from when the Property is placed in service, but commonly 30 years from the date any such Property is placed in service), regardless of a sale of the Properties by the Local Partnerships after the Compliance Period (the “Extended Use Provisions”). Although the Extended Use Provisions do not extend the Compliance Period of the respective Local Partnerships, such provisions may limit the number and availability of potential purchasers of the Properties. Accordingly, a sale of a Property may happen well after the expiration of the Compliance Period and/or may be significantly discounted. Registrant is in the process of disposing of its remaining Local Partnership Interests. As of June 21, 2019, Registrant owns one of the forty-three Local Partnership Interests initially acquired. In a prior year, Registrant served a demand on the general partners of the then remaining Local Partnerships (the “Local General Partners”) to commence a sale process to dispose of the Properties. In the event a sale of the Fulton Street Houses Property cannot be consummated, it is the General Partner’s intention to sell or assign Registrant’s Local Partnership Interest in Fulton Street Houses, which has a 30 year Extended Use Provision. Registrant does not anticipate that it will receive any proceeds in connection with such sale or assignment and may incur certain costs in connection therewith. Registrant intends to dissolve after the final disposition of its Local Partnership Interest in Fulton Street Houses; there can be no assurance as to when such final disposition will occur.
Fulton Street Houses owns a 36 unit subsidized and leveraged low-income multifamily residential complex located in Brooklyn, New York. The outstanding mortgages of Fulton Street Houses do not require payment of principal or accrued interest until their maturity in June 2019. The Fulton Street Houses Local General Partner reports that it is currently negotiating to refinance the mortgages. Registrant has no legal obligation to fund any operating deficits of Fulton Street Houses.
Inflation
Inflation is not expected to have a material adverse impact on Registrant’s operations.
Contractual Obligations
Registrant is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide the information required under this Item.
Off - Balance Sheet Arrangements
Registrant does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on Registrant’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to the Limited Partners.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The accompanying financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires Registrant to make certain estimates and assumptions. A summary of significant accounting policies is provided in Note 1 to the accompanying financial statements. The following section is a summary of certain aspects of those accounting policies that may require subjective or complex judgments and are most important to the portrayal of Registrant’s financial condition and results of operations. Registrant believes that there is a low probability that the use of different estimates or assumptions in making these judgments would result in materially different amounts being reported in the accompanying financial statements.
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Registrant accounts for its investment in Fulton Street Houses in accordance with the equity method of accounting.
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Registrant does not consolidate the accounts and activities of Fulton Street Houses, which is considered a Variable Interest Entity as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810; Subtopic 10, because Registrant is not considered the primary beneficiary. Registrant’s balance in investment in local partnership represents the maximum exposure to loss in connection with such investment. Registrant’s exposure to loss on Fulton Street Houses is mitigated by the condition and financial performance of the underlying Property as well as the financial strength of the Fulton Street Houses Local General Partner. In addition, Fulton Street Houses’ partnership agreement grants the Fulton Street Houses Local General Partner the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Fulton Street Houses’ economic success. As a result of cumulative equity losses and distributions, Registrant’s investment in Fulton Street Houses reached a zero balance in a prior year.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued).
Forward-Looking Information
As a cautionary note, with the exception of historical facts, the matters discussed in this annual report on Form 10-K are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). Forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, current expectations, forecasts of future events, future actions, future performance generally, business development activities, capital expenditures, strategies, the outcome of contingencies, future financial results, financing sources and availability and the effects of regulation and competition. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “estimate” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with discussions of future operating or financial performance signify forward-looking statements. Registrant may also provide written forward-looking statements in other materials released to the public. Such statements are made in good faith by Registrant pursuant to the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Reform Act. Registrant undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Such forward-looking statements involve known risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Registrant’s actual results of operations or actions to be materially different from future results of operations or actions expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Item 7A.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.
Registrant is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and is not required to provide the information required under this Item.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
No financial statement schedules are included because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required or because the information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Partners
American Tax Credit Properties III L.P.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of American Tax Credit Properties III L.P. (the “Partnership”) as of March 30, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations, changes in partners’ deficit and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 30, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Partnership as of March 30, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 30, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Partnership’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Partnership is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/Marks Paneth LLP
We have served as the Partnership’s auditor since 2013.
New York, New York
June 21, 2019
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
See Notes to Financial Statements.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
See Notes to Financial Statements.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' DEFICIT
YEARS ENDED MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
See Notes to Financial Statements.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
See reconciliation of net loss to net cash used in operating activities on page 18.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED
YEARS ENDED MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
See Notes to Financial Statements.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
1.
Organization, Purpose and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
American Tax Credit Properties III L.P. (the "Partnership") was formed on September 21, 1989 and the Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership was filed under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. There was no operating activity until admission of the limited partners (the “Limited Partners”) on June 13, 1990. The Partnership was formed to invest primarily in leveraged low-income multifamily residential complexes (the “Property” or “Properties”) that qualified for the low-income housing tax credit (the “Low-income Housing Tax Credit”) in accordance with Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”), through the acquisition of limited partner equity interests (the "Local Partnership Interest” or "Local Partnership Interests") in partnerships (the "Local Partnership" or "Local Partnerships") that are the owners of the Properties. Such interests were acquired from 1990 to 1992. Richman Tax Credit Properties III L.P. (the "General Partner") was formed on September 21, 1989 to act as the General Partner of the Partnership.
Basis
of Accounting and Fiscal Year
The Partnership's records are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting for both financial reporting and tax purposes. For financial reporting purposes, the Partnership's fiscal year ends March 30 and its quarterly periods end June 29, September 29 and December 30. The Local Partnerships have a calendar year for financial reporting purposes. The Partnership and the Local Partnerships each have a calendar year for income tax purposes.
Investment
in Local Partnerships
During the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018, the Partnership owned a Local Partnership Interest in one Local Partnership, Fulton Street Houses Limited Partnership (“Fulton Street Houses”). The Partnership accounts for its investment in Fulton Street Houses in accordance with the equity method of accounting, under which the investment is carried at cost and is adjusted for the Partnership's share of Fulton Street Houses’ results of operations and by cash distributions received. Equity in loss of investment in Fulton Street Houses allocated to the Partnership is recognized to the extent of the Partnership’s investment balance in Fulton Street Houses. Equity in loss in excess of the Partnership’s investment balance is allocated to other partners’ capital in Fulton Street Houses. Previously unrecognized equity in loss of Fulton Street Houses is recognized in the fiscal year in which equity in income is earned by Fulton Street Houses or additional investment is made by the Partnership. Distributions received subsequent to the elimination of the investment balance are recorded as other income from local partnership. As a result of cumulative equity losses and distributions, the Partnership’s investment in Fulton Street Houses reached a zero balance in a prior year.
The Partnership does not consolidate the accounts and activities of Fulton Street Houses, which is considered a Variable Interest Entity as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810; Subtopic 10, because the Partnership is not considered the primary beneficiary. The Partnership's balance in investment in local partnership represents the maximum exposure to loss in connection with such investment. The Partnership's exposure to loss on Fulton Street Houses is mitigated by the condition and financial performance of the underlying Property as well as the financial strength of the general partner of the Fulton Street Houses (the “Fulton Street Houses Local General Partner”). In addition, the Fulton Street Houses partnership agreement grants the Fulton Street Houses Local General Partner the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Fulton Street Houses’ economic success. As described above herein Note 1, the Partnership’s investment in Fulton Street Houses reached a zero balance in a prior year.
Advances and additional capital contributions (collectively the “Advances”) that are not required under the terms of the Local Partnerships’ partnership agreements but which are made to the Local Partnerships are recorded as investment in local partnerships. Certain Advances are considered by the Partnership to be voluntary loans to the respective Local Partnerships and the Partnership may be reimbursed at a future date to the extent such Local Partnerships generate distributable cash flow or receive proceeds from sale or refinancing.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The Partnership considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates market value.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
1.
Organization, Purpose and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Fair
Value Measurements
ASC Topic 820 clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability and establishes the following fair value hierarchy:
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Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Partnership has the ability to access;
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Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals; and
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Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions as there is little, if any, related market activity.
For instances in which the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement will fall within the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Investment
in Pemberwick Fund
The Partnership carries its investment in Pemberwick Fund (“Pemberwick”), an investment grade institutional short duration bond fund, at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) are included in (offset against) interest revenue (see discussion below herein Note 1 under Recent Accounting Pronouncements. Investment in Pemberwick is classified as available-for-sale.
Income
Taxes
The Partnership is a pass-through entity for income tax purposes and, as such, is not subject to income taxes. Rather, all items of taxable income and deductions are passed through to and are reported by its partners on their respective income tax returns. The Partnership’s federal tax status as a pass-through entity is based on its legal status as a partnership. Accordingly, the Partnership is not required to take any tax positions in order to qualify as a pass-through entity. The Partnership is required to file and does file tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and other taxing authorities. Income tax returns filed by the Partnership are subject to examination by the IRS for a period of three years. While no Partnership income tax returns are currently being examined by the IRS, tax years subsequent to 2014 remain subject to examination. The accompanying financial statements do not reflect a provision for income taxes and the Partnership has no other tax positions which must be considered for disclosure. In accordance with ASC Topic 740; Subtopic 10, the Partnership has included in Note 7 disclosures related to differences in the financial and tax bases of accounting.
Use
of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
As of March 31, 2018, the Partnership adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (the “Update”). In addition to other provisions, the Update requires that changes in the fair value of certain investments be recognized through net income (loss) in the statement of operations. Accordingly, the unrealized gain or loss on Registrant’s investment in Pemberwick is included in interest revenue in the accompanying statements of operations. Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
2.
Capital Contributions
On March 12, 1990, the Partnership commenced the offering of units (the “Units”) through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the "Selling Agent"). On June 13, 1990, December 27, 1990, December 31, 1991 and January 23, 1992, under the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended (the "Partnership Agreement"), the General Partner admitted the Limited Partners to the Partnership in four closings. At these closings, subscriptions for a total of 35,883 Units representing $35,883,000 in Limited Partner capital contributions were accepted. In connection with the offering of Units, the Partnership incurred organization and offering costs of $4,418,530, of which $75,000 was capitalized as organization costs and $4,343,530 was charged to the Limited Partners' equity as syndication costs. The General Partner contributed $100 to the Partnership.
Net loss was allocated 99% to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General Partner in accordance with the Partnership Agreement until such time as the Limited Partners' capital reached zero as a result of loss allocations, after which all losses have been allocated to the General Partner. Net income will be allocated 100% to the General Partner until such time as the total allocation agrees to the excess losses allocated to the General Partner in prior years.
3.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of March 30, 2019, the Partnership has $1,136 in cash and cash equivalents, all of which is held in an account at a financial institution in which such account is insured up to $250,000 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”). The entire amount is FDIC insured as of March 30, 2019.
4.
Investment in Pemberwick Fund
The Partnership carries its investment in Pemberwick, an investment grade institutional short duration bond fund, at fair value. Pemberwick was organized in February 2010 as a non-diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that seeks maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. In selecting a portfolio of securities for Pemberwick, the investment advisor of Pemberwick (the “Advisor”) will select investments so that 90% of Pemberwick’s assets will be rated “A-” or better by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) such as Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and/or by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC (“S&P”) (or if commercial paper rated in the highest category) or, if a rating is not available, deemed to be of comparable quality by the Advisor, or securities issued by banking institutions operating in the United States and having assets in excess of $200 billion.
The weighted average duration of Pemberwick’s assets is approximately 2.62 years as of March 30, 2019. Redemptions from Pemberwick are immediately liquid and unrestricted. Pemberwick’s net asset value (“NAV”) is $9.97 and $9.98 per share as of March 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Partnership’s investment in Pemberwick as of March 30, 2019 and 2018 is $259,570 and $309,296, respectively. The Partnership has recorded $61,177 of interest revenue from the date of its initial investment in Pemberwick through March 30, 2019, which includes an unrealized loss of $2,423. The fair value of the Partnership’s investment in Pemberwick is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy of the guidance on Fair Value Measurements (see Note 1). Pemberwick’s NAV was $10.00 as of June 18, 2019.
The Advisor is an affiliate of the General Partner. For its services, the Advisor is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Pemberwick. The Advisor may, in its discretion, voluntarily waive its fees or reimburse certain Pemberwick expenses; however, the Advisor is not required to do so. The Advisor has waived all fees earned in excess of 0.15% since Pemberwick’s inception and earned $396 and $596 in connection with the Partnership’s investment in Pemberwick for the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, enough to cover its direct costs. The Advisor’s asset management affiliate, Richman Asset Management, Inc. (“RAM”) has agreed to reduce its administration and management fees (see Note 6) payable by the Partnership to the extent any fee of the Advisor payable by Pemberwick would be duplicative of any profit that RAM would receive from the Partnership.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
5.
Investment in Local Partnerships
The Partnership initially acquired a Local Partnership Interest in forty-three Local Partnerships. As of March 30, 2019 and 2018, the Partnership owns a 99% Local Partnership Interest in one Local Partnership, Fulton Street Houses Limited Partnership (“Fulton Street Houses”). In connection with the initial purchase of forty-three Local Partnership Interests, under the terms of the partnership agreement of each Local Partnership, as of March 30, 2019 the Partnership is committed to make capital contributions in the aggregate of $29,384,966, which includes Advances to a certain Local Partnership and all of which has been paid.
Fulton Street Houses owns a 36 unit subsidized and leveraged low-income multifamily residential complex located in Brooklyn, New York. The required holding period of each Property, in order to avoid Low-income Housing Tax Credit recapture, is fifteen years from the year in which the Low-income Housing Tax Credits commence on the last building of the Property (the “Compliance Period”). The Compliance Periods of all the Local Partnerships expired in a prior year. The rents of Fulton Street Houses are subject to specific laws, regulations and agreements with federal and state agencies.
Equity in loss of investment in Fulton Street Houses is limited to the Partnership’s investment balance in Fulton Street Houses; any excess is applied to other partners' capital in Fulton Street Houses (see Note 1). The amount of such excess losses applied to other partners' capital was $227,264 and $228,488 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, as reflected in the statements of operations of Fulton Street Houses herein Note 5.
The balance sheets and statements of operations of Fulton Street Houses as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and for the years then ended are reflected on pages 23 and 24, respectively.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
5.
Investment in Local Partnerships (Continued)
The balance sheets of Fulton Street Houses as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
5.
Investment in Local Partnerships (Continued)
The statements of operations of Fulton Street Houses for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:
6.
Transactions with General Partner and Affiliates
Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership incurs an annual management fee (the “Management Fee”) and an annual additional management fee (the “Additional Management Fee”) payable to the General Partner for its services in connection with the management of the affairs of the Partnership. The annual Management Fee is equal to the greater of $100,000 or 0.14% of Invested Assets (as such term is defined in the Partnership Agreement), while the annual Additional Management Fee is equal to 0.06% of Invested Assets. The cumulative total of the management fees and administration fees (see discussion below herein Note 6) is limited to 0.5% of Invested Assets. The Partnership incurred Management Fees and Additional Management Fees of $18,341 and $845, respectively, for each of the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018. Such amounts are aggregated and reflected under the caption management fees - affiliate in the accompanying statements of operations. Unpaid Management Fees and Additional Management Fees in the cumulative amount of $1,326,217 and $1,308,031 are included in payable to general partner and affiliates in the accompanying balance sheets as of March 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
6.
Transactions with General Partner and Affiliates (Continued)
In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership is authorized to contract for administrative services provided to the Partnership. From the inception of the Partnership through November 23, 1999, such administrative services were provided by ML Fund Administrators Inc. (“MLFA”), an affiliate of the Selling Agent, pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement. MLFA resigned the performance of its basic services under the Administrative Services Agreement effective November 23, 1999, with certain transitional services continued through April 30, 2000. The General Partner transitioned the administrative services to RAM without any changes to the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement. Pursuant to such agreement, the Partnership incurs an annual administration fee (the “Administration Fee”) and an annual additional administration fee (the “Additional Administration Fee”) for administrative services provided to the Partnership. The annual Administration Fee is equal to the greater of $100,000 or 0.14% of Invested Assets, while the annual Additional Administration Fee is equal to 0.06% of Invested Assets. The cumulative total of the administration fees and management fees is limited as described above herein Note 6. The Partnership incurred Administration Fees and Additional Administration Fees of $18,341 and $845, respectively, for each of the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018. Such amounts are aggregated and reflected under the caption administration fees - affiliate in the accompanying statements of operations. Unpaid Administration Fees and Additional Administration Fees in the cumulative amount of $1,316,024 and $1,306,160 are included in due to general partner and affiliates in the accompanying balance sheets as of March 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
7.
Taxable Loss
A reconciliation of the financial statement net loss of the Partnership for the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018 to the tax return loss for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
MARCH 30, 2019 AND 2018
7.
Taxable Loss (Continued)
The differences between investment in local partnerships for financial reporting and tax purposes as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:
Payable to general partner and affiliates in the accompanying balance sheets represents accrued Management Fees and Administration Fees, which are not deductible for tax purposes until paid pursuant to IRC Section 267.
8.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value estimates are dependent on subjective assumptions and involve significant uncertainties resulting in variability in estimates with changes in assumptions.
Cash
and cash equivalents
The carrying amount approximates fair value and is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy of the guidance on Fair Value Measurements (see Note 1).
Investment
in Pemberwick Fund, a short duration bond fund
The fair value of Pemberwick is based on current market quotes received from active markets. Pemberwick’s NAV is calculated and published daily (see Note 4).
Investment
in local partnerships
The carrying amount approximates fair value. The Partnership accounts for its investment in Fulton Street Houses in accordance with the equity method of accounting; such investment reached a zero balance in a prior year (see Note 1). The determination of fair value requires significant judgments, which include assumptions regarding capitalization rates, occupancy rates, projected operating results, availability of financing, exit plan, extended use provisions of Fulton Street Houses under the terms of the applicable financing agreements, comparable sales and other factors deemed necessary by the Partnership. The fair value of the investment in Fulton Street Houses was determined using Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy of the guidance on Fair Value Measurements (see Note 1) as of March 30, 2019 and 2018 and is presented here for disclosure purposes only.
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
The carrying amount approximates fair value due to its short term nature.
Payable to general partner and affiliates
The carrying amount approximates fair value due to its short term nature.
9.
Going Concern Considerations
As of March 30, 2019, the Partnership’s current liabilities exceed its liquid assets by approximately $2,407,000; such deficit is the result of accrued Management Fees and Administration Fees totaling approximately $2,642,000 (see Note 6). The General Partner and RAM have historically not required the payment of such fees on a current basis and have agreed to continue to defer receipt of such fees until such time as the Partnership has liquid assets available for payment. Management of the Partnership believes that such deferral will provide the Partnership with the ability to meet its other obligations as they come due for at least the twelve month period beginning on June 21, 2019.
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Registrant in reports that Registrant files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and timely reported as provided in SEC rules and forms. Registrant periodically reviews the design and effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, including compliance with various laws and regulations that apply to its operations. Registrant makes modifications to improve the design and effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, and may take other corrective action, if its reviews identify a need for such modifications or actions. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, Registrant recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
Registrant has carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Richman Housing, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the year ended March 30, 2019. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Richman Housing concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 30, 2019.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Registrant is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Richman Housing, Registrant conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the framework set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 1992 and updated in 2013. Based on its evaluation, management has concluded that Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 30, 2019.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit Registrant to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 30, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Registrant has no officers or directors. The General Partner manages Registrant's affairs and has general responsibility and authority in all matters affecting its business. The responsibilities of the General Partner are currently carried out by Richman Housing. The executive officers and director of Richman Housing are:
1Director holds office until his successor is elected and qualified. All officers serve at the pleasure of the Director.
Richard
Paul Richman, age 71, is the sole Director of Richman Housing. Mr. Richman is the Chairman and a stockholder of Richman Group. Mr. Richman is involved in the syndication, development and management of residential property.
Brian Myers, age 55, is the President of Richman Housing and the President of Richman Asset Management, Inc. (“RAM”), an affiliate of Richman Housing. Mr. Myers has been employed by Richman Group or an affiliate since 1997 and is responsible for the overall partnership management operations of RAM in connection with Registrant’s investment in the Local Partnerships.
James Hussey, age 58, is a Vice President and the Treasurer of Richman Housing. Mr. Hussey, the Treasurer of Richman Group, is engaged primarily in the finance operations of Richman Group. Mr. Hussey, a Certified Public Accountant, has been employed by Richman Group or an affiliate since 2009. In addition, Mr. Hussey is a Vice President and the Treasurer of RAM, engaged primarily in the asset management and finance operations of RAM.
Gina K. Dodge, age 63, is a Vice President and the Secretary of Richman Housing and is a Vice President and the Secretary of Richman Group. Ms. Dodge has been employed by Richman Group or an affiliate since 1988 and, as the Director of Investor Services, is responsible for communications with investors.
Charles
L. Krafnick, age 57, is an Assistant Treasurer of Richman Housing and is an Assistant Treasurer of Richman Group. Mr. Krafnick, a Certified Public Accountant, has been employed by Richman Group or an affiliate since 1994 and is engaged primarily in the finance operations of Richman Group. In addition, Mr. Krafnick is an Assistant Treasurer of RAM. Mr. Krafnick's responsibilities in connection with RAM include various finance and asset management functions.
Registrant is not aware of any family relationship between the director and executive officers listed in this Item 10.
Registrant is not aware of the involvement in certain legal proceedings with respect to the director and executive officers listed in this Item 10.
Mr. Richman, Mr. Hussey and Mr. Krafnick serve on a committee that performs the functions of an audit committee on behalf of Registrant (the “Audit Committee”). Each of Mr. Richman, Mr. Hussey and Mr. Krafnick meets the qualifications of an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Richman, Mr. Hussey and Mr. Krafnick are not independent under the NASDAQ Stock Market independence standards; however Registrant believes that each exercises his judgment in the best interest of Registrant with respect to matters that would ordinarily be passed upon by an audit committee.
The Board of Director of Richman Housing has adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers of Registrant, applicable to Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer and comptroller or principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. Registrant will provide to any person without charge a copy of such code of ethics upon written request to the General Partner at 777 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830, Attention: Secretary.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Registrant has no officers or directors. Registrant does not pay or accrue any fees, salaries or other forms of compensation to the officers or director of Richman Housing and did not pay any such compensation during the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018. During the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018, Richman Housing did not pay any compensation to any of its officers or its director. The director and certain officers of Richman Housing receive compensation from certain affiliates of Richman Housing for services performed for various affiliated entities which may include services performed for Registrant.
Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, Registrant has entered into certain arrangements with the General Partner and certain of its affiliates which provide for compensation to be paid to the General Partner and certain of its affiliates. See Notes 4 and 6 to the audited financial statements included in Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Annual Report.
Tabular information concerning salaries, bonuses and other types of compensation payable to executive officers has not been included in this Annual Report. As noted above, Registrant has no executive officers. The levels of compensation payable to the General Partner and/or its affiliates is limited by the terms of the Partnership Agreement and may not be increased therefrom on a discretionary basis.
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Liquidity Partners Trust I, having the mailing address 516 N Ogden Ave, Suite 523, Chicago, Illinois 60642 is the owner of 2,588 Units, representing approximately 7.21% of all such Units. Prizm Investments and certain affiliates thereof, having the mailing address P.O. Box 47638, Phoenix, Arizona 85068 are the owners of 2,961 Units, representing approximately 8.25% of all such Units. As of June 12, 2019, no person or entity, other than the entities and affiliates identified above herein Item 12, was known by Registrant to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Units.
Neither the General Partner, Richman Housing nor the director or any officer of Richman Housing own any Units. Richman Housing is wholly owned by Richard Paul Richman.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
Transactions With Related Persons
The General Partner and certain of its affiliates are entitled to receive certain fees and reimbursement of expenses and have received/earned fees for services provided to Registrant as described in Notes 4 and 6 to the audited financial statements included in Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data herein. Such fees will continue to be incurred by Registrant during the fiscal year ending March 30, 2020.
Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions With Related Parties
Pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement, Registrant has specific rights and limitations in conducting business with the General Partner and affiliates. To date, Registrant has followed such provisions of the Partnership Agreement. Registrant's unwritten policies for transacting business with related parties are to first refer to the Partnership Agreement in connection with conducting such business or making payments and then, if circumstances arise for which a new related party transaction is contemplated, present the proposed transaction to certain officers of Richman Housing for review and approval. If any matter in connection with such transaction might be unclear under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, such matter is presented to general or outside counsel for review prior to any such transaction being entered into by Registrant.
Indebtedness of Management
No officer or director of Richman Housing or any affiliate of the foregoing was indebted to Registrant at any time during the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence (Continued).
Corporate Governance
As discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report, Registrant does not have any directors, although as noted above Mr. Richman, Mr. Hussey and Mr. Krafnick serve on a committee that performs the functions of an audit committee on behalf of Registrant. Under NASDAQ Stock Market independence standards, Mr. Richman, Mr. Hussey and Mr. Krafnick would not be considered independent as they serve as director/officers of Richman Housing. Although Mr. Richman, Mr. Hussey and Mr. Krafnick are not independent under NASDAQ rules, Registrant believes that each exercises his judgment in the best interest of Registrant with respect to matters that would ordinarily be passed upon by an audit committee. Registrant is not a listed issuer whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange, or an inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be independent, and Registrant is not required to have an audit committee which consists of independent directors and meets the other requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder.
Item 14.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm billed Registrant the following fees for professional services rendered in the years ended March 30, 2019 and 2018:
Audit fees consist of fees for the annual audit and review of Registrant’s interim financial statements and review of documents filed with the SEC. Tax fees generally represent fees for annual tax return preparation. There were no other accounting fees incurred by Registrant in fiscal 2019 and 2018.
The Audit Committee has adopted a set of pre-approval policies and procedures under which, pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, all audit and permitted non-audit services to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm require pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee approved all fiscal 2019 and 2018 principal accountant fees and services.
PART IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits.
(1) Financial Statements.
See Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules.
No financial statement schedules are included because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required or because the information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits.
*Filed herewith.
**Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liability of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
(b) Exhibits.
See (a)(3) above.
(c) Financial Statement Schedules.
See (a)(2) above.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.
None.
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.
AMERICAN TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES III L.P.
(a Delaware limited partnership)
By: Richman Tax Credit Properties III L.P.,
General Partner
By: Richman Housing Credits Inc.,
general partner
Dated: June 21, 2019
/s/Brian Myers
Brian Myers
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: June 21, 2019
/s/James Hussey
James Hussey
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/Brian Myers
Chief Executive Officer of the general
June 21, 2019
(Brian Myers)
partner of the General Partner
/s/James Hussey
Chief Financial Officer of the general
June 21, 2019
(James Hussey)
partner of the General Partner
/s/Richard Paul Richman
Sole Director of the general partner of
June 21, 2019
(Richard Paul Richman)
the General Partner