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IRS IRC § 42 Audit Technique Guide — Part I (Introduction and Pre-Contact Analysis) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States

Determine whether the land value reported on the balance sheet is reasonable and comparable to the valuation in the land records. Extremely low values should be audited. Land costs are not included in the eligible basis and the issue will be whether the taxpayer has allocated costs to the low-income buildings that should be allocated to the land.

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