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Annie Stevenson
Assets and Asset Income
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Welcome to Lunch N Learn!
Today’s Topics:• Calculating income from assets
Asset market valueNet cash value
• Verification issues• HUD FAQs
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• 4/4/08: Adjusted Income• 5/2/08: Verification Issues• 6/12/08: PH Rent Calculation• 6/13/08: HCV Rent Calculation
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Assets and Asset Income
Today’s topics• Market value and cash value• Calculation of asset income• Inclusions and exclusions• Verification
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Assets and Asset Income
Why are assets important for rent calculation?• Annual income includes income from assets• Therefore, assets may affect annual income
PHAs must consider any asset that has a dollar value or provides any income
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Assets and Asset Income
PHA must identify and verify• Assets• Market value of asset• Expenses involved to convert asset to
cash • Actual anticipated income from assets
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Assets and Asset Income
An asset is an item of value that can be converted to cash
• More on types of assets later
The market value is the amount the asset is worth
We must also find the cash value of each asset
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Assets and Asset Income
Why do we need to know both the market and the cash value of an asset?• Market value is used to determine the actual
income from the asset• Cash value is used to determine the total cash
value of all the family’s assets in the HUD 50058 calculations
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Asset Income Calculations on 50058
Include in annual income• If the net cash value of all assets is $5,000 or
less, the actual income from assets • If the net cash value of all assets exceeds
$5,000, the greater of:Actual income from all assets Imputed income from all assets
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Net Cash Value
Net cash value of assets means:• The value of an asset after deducting reasonable
costs that would be incurred in converting the asset to cashReal property: broker fees, closing costsCertificate of deposit: penalty for early withdrawalStocks: broker feesSavings accounts
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Net Cash Value
Net cash value of assets • Formula:
Market value- Expenses to convert to cash= Net cash value
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Net Cash Value Fred’s CD has a $ 7,000 market value Early withdrawal penalty is $ 400
What is the cash value of this asset?• Formula:
Market value $ 7,000- Expenses - 400=Net cash value $ 6,600
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Actual Anticipated Income from Assets
Assets can generate income Income from assets is counted in determining
annual income Examples of income from assets
• Interest• Dividends
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Actual Anticipated Income from Assets
When an asset earns interest or dividends the formula is:
Market value X Interest/dividend rate = Actual anticipated income
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Quiz
Fred’s CD has a $ 7,000 market value Early withdrawal penalty is $ 400 Fred will earn 4% interest on the CD The HUD passbook rate is 1.5% What is the actual anticipated income from this
asset?A. $105 B. $264 C. $99 D. $280
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Quiz Answer
When an asset earns interest or dividends the formula is:
$ 7,000 Market value
X 4% Actual interest rate at bank
= $ 280 Actual anticipated income
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Section 6: AssetsMarket Value- Expenses = Cash value
Market Value x interest/div =
CD 7,000 - 400 6,600 280
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Review: Income from Assets
When net cash value of all assets is $5,000 or less, use the actual anticipated income from assets
If net cash value of assets exceeds $5,000 must use the greater of:
• Actual anticipated income from assets• Imputed income from assets (HUD passbook rate
times net cash value of all assets)
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Imputed Asset Income
Imputed asset income is based on the total cash value of all assets and the HUD passbook rate• Formula: Total cash value x HUD passbook rate = Imputed asset income
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Imputed Asset Income
Imputed asset income is income that would be received from an asset if it were converted to cash and placed in a savings account earning a HUD-determined passbook rate.
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Imputed Asset Income
Do not apply the passbook rate to each individual asset with a cash value over $5000 (unless the family only has that one asset)• Add the cash values of all assets together,
before applying the HUD passbook rate Do not apply the passbook rate in lieu of actual
asset income if the actual income is zero
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HUD Passbook Rate The HUD field office determines the passbook
rate for the PHA locality Based on the average interest rate received on
passbook savings accounts at several banks in the local area
Disregard references to a standard 2% rate given in the PH Occupancy Guidebook
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Section 6: Assets
CD 7,000 - 400 6,600 280
6,600 280
.015
99
280
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Calculating on the HUD-50058
John has a savings account with a current balance of $8000. He will earn 1.35% interest on the account.
The HUD passbook rate is 1.55% PHA’s policy is to use the current balance
of savings accounts as the cash value
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Answers
1080155
124124
8000 108
8000
John Svgs1
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Calculating on the HUD-50058
Mary has a savings account with a current balance of $500. She will earn 1.25% interest on the account.
The HUD passbook rate is 1.05% PHA’s policy is to use the current balance
of savings accounts as the cash value
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Answers
60105
0
6
500 6
500
Mary Svgs1
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Calculating Cash Value
Ellen has a house which has a market value of $125,000. She has an outstanding mortgage balance of $50,000. If she were to sell, she would pay a realtor $4,200 commission and closing costs of $800.
How do we find the cash value?
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Calculating Cash Value
Market value Less HUD asset expenses:
• Broker fee • Legal fee • Settlement costs • Penalty for early withdrawal
Less mortgage balance
Cash value
125,000
4,200
800
50,000
70,000
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Calculating Cash Value
HUD does not specify what “reasonable costs” may be deducted in determining cash value
PHA must establish policies that explain what costs they will deduct
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What Assets Include
Savings and checking accounts• PHAs establish policies for determining value
of accounts• May elect to count current balances or average
balances for a given period (2 months, 6 months, etc.)
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What Assets Include
Accessible amount of trusts available to family • Distributed income is included in annual
income If a trust is not revocable by, or under the
control of, any family member it will not be considered an asset
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What Assets Include
Stock, bonds, money market funds and other investment accounts• Expenses to convert to cash may involve
a brokers fee• Income may be in the form of interest
or dividends
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What Assets Include
Equity in real property, other capital investments• Equity = market value minus all loans
(mortgage) secured by the asset• Cash value = equity minus expenses
to convert to cash
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What Assets Include Expenses to convert real property or other
capital investments to cash may include broker fees, sales commissions, settlement costs, and transfer taxes
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What Assets Include
Retirement savings accounts such as IRAs and Keoghs• Withdrawal would result in a penalty• The penalty would be considered a cost
in converting to cash
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What Assets Include Contributions to company retirement
and pension funds• Before retirement, count only amounts
family can withdraw without retiring or quitting
• After retirement, count regular periodic payments as income
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What Assets Include
Assets held in the name of more than one person that allow unrestricted access • Count full value of the asset
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What Assets Include
Lump sum additions to family assets, which are retained and verifiable• Inheritances, capital gains, lottery winnings,
insurance payments (including payments under health & accident insurance and worker’s comp), settlements for personal or property losses
• Social security & SSI lump sum payments
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What Assets Include
“Retained and verifiable” means that the lump sum must be in a form that can be verified if retained. • If the lump sum was not retained
(spent or given away) it cannot be counted as an asset
• If the lump sum was placed in a savings account or other identifiable asset, it would be counted
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What Assets Include Do not count lump sums for deferred periodic
payments as assets (except SS & SSI)• Such lump sums are counted as income• Such SS and SSI lump sums are an exception and
will be treated as an asset, if retained and verifiable If not retained and verifiable they are neither assets
nor income
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What Assets Include
Personal property held as investment• gems • jewelry • coin collections and other collectibles• antique cars
To find market value, may need appraisal• If so, at PHA’s, not family’s, expense
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What Assets Include Surrender value of life insurance policies
Some life insurance will have a surrender value, and some won’t
The surrender value less penalties, if any, is the cash value
Some life insurance policies pay dividends, some interest, and some both
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Assets Disposed of For Less Than Fair Market Value
Imputed Assets: Assets disposed of within two years prior to examination or reexamination for less than fair market value
Slide #45Assets Disposed of For Less Than Fair Market Value
Cash value of an imputed asset is the difference between the actual cash value of the asset and the amount received
Example: Home market value = $ 225,000Fees incurred 7,000Actual Cash value $218,000
- Amount received 150,000Imputed Cash Value $ 68,000
Slide #46Assets Disposed of For Less Than Fair Market Value
In the previous example, had the family “sold” the property for $1.00, a greater cash value would be counted:
Example: Home market value = $ 225,000Fees incurred 7,000Actual Cash value $218,000
- Amount received 1Imputed Cash Value $217,999
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Assets Disposed of For Less Than Fair Market Value
Disposal of assets for less than market value is not limited to real property – it includes any personal or business assets disposed of by the family• Example: A mother gives her adult daughter,
no longer living with her, $5000 cash out of her savings account
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Assets Disposed of For Less Than Fair Market Value
PHAs can establish through policy a minimum threshold for counting assets disposed of for less than fair market value to avoid having to count small amounts such as gifts and charitable contributions• Threshold of $1,000 would be reasonable
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Assets Disposed of For Less Than Fair Market Value
Dispositions are not considered to be for less than fair market value if part of:• divorce or separation• bankruptcy• foreclosure
PHA should develop applicant/tenant certification form for verification purposes
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Calculation of Imputed Assets Denise Smith is disabled and could no longer
maintain her home. Two months ago she “sold” his house to her son for $25,000, which she put in a savings account earning 1.25% interest.
The son assumed the $22,000 mortgage and paid all closing costs. The house is appraised at $78,000. HUD passbook rate is 1.5%
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Calculation of Imputed Assets
Market value
Less HUD asset expenses: • Less mortgage balance -
• Less amount received -
Imputed asset value
78,000
22,000
25,000
31,000
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Calculation of Imputed Assets
313015
840840
78,000 -47,000 31,000 0
56,000
Denise 1 prop
(disp)Denise 1 svg 25,000 313
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Calculating Asset Cash Value and Asset Income on HUD-50058
Carly has a savings account valued at $900 with anticipated interest income of $11. She received an inheritance of $40,000. She used $20,000 of it to buy a car. The remaining $20,000 was put into stocks. If she were to sell the stock the broker fee would be $1,500. The stock is expected to earn a 1.75% dividend this year. The HUD passbook rate is 1.15%.
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Calculation on HUD-50058
Carly 1 Savings
19,4000115223361
Carly 1 Stocks 18,500 350
361
900 1120,000 - 1500
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Income from a Rental Property
It is possible for an assisted family to own real property and rent it out
Income from such a rental would be reported as asset income on the 50058 (unless approached as a business)
Only net rental income is reported
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Calculating Rental Income on 50058
Harold owns a home and rents it out. Market value is $125,000 Cash value is $70,000 Rental income is $675 per month Anticipates expenses (as per next slide) HUD Passbook rate is 1.4%
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Income from a Rental Property
Rent $675/mo = $8100Expenses: Maintenance $10/wk = 520 Insurance $40/mo = 480 Taxes $175/half = 350 Interest on Mortgage $325/mo = 3900 Utilities $50/quarter = 200TOTAL EXPENSES 5450Net Rental Income $2650
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Income from a Rental Property
2,650
70,000 2,650014
9802,650
Harold 1 Rental 70,000
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Assets Do Not Include
Personal property (not held as investment) –necessary items such as cars, clothing, furniture
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Assets Do Not Include
Assets not accessible to the family – such as non-revocable trusts• Note that if a non-revocable trust pays a
periodic payment it is treated as an income• On the 50058 the income would come under
Section 7 (income), coded as “N”, other nonwage sources
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Assets Do Not Include
Interest in Indian trust land Assets which are part of a business – such as
products prepurchased with the intent to sell Equity accounts in HUD homeownership programs
• Value of homes being purchased with assistance under 24 CFR 982 Subpart M, Homeownership option Limited to first 10 years after purchase date of home
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Assets Do Not Include
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) escrow accounts and Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) held by the PHA for the family• Do not count the income from interest accrued
on these accounts Assets of live-in aides, foster children or foster
adults
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Verification of Assets
Generally follow the same guidelines as for verifying income
However, there are exceptions to third party verification requirements that are unique to assets and expenses…
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Exceptions to Third Party
If it is not cost-effective or reasonable to obtain third party verification
If the item to be verified is an insignificant amount that would have minimal impact on TTP AND the PHA is able to verify through original documents provided by family
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Exceptions to Third Party
NOTE: This does NOT mean the PHA can exclude small assets from the calculation of annual income. It only means that it is not necessary to use third party verification in some cases.
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Documenting the Absence of Third-Party Verification
When third-party verification is not attempted, a family’s file should contain documentation of the reasoning used to justify the decision.
All file notations made by staff should be:• Complete Limited to facts• Dated Signed or initialed
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Third-Party Verification Not Cost-Effective
Eugene reports a savings account with a balance of $1,000 earning 1.25% interest. Bank statements were provided to PHA by Eugene. Bank charges $10 fee for third-party verification. Staff time for processing a third-party verification is estimated at $9.
Is this cost effective?
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Third-Party Verification Not Cost-Effective
Reasoning: 3rd party costs Document review costs
• $10 bank fee $0• $9 admin time
Interest: $1000 x .0125 = $12.50 Answer: No – but document reasoning! And - PHA must verify with review of family-supplied
documents
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Other Verification Concerns
Sometimes there are costs involved with the verification of assets and asset income• Bank charges for third party or copies of
documents• Appraisal fees
The PHA may never pass the costs of verifying asset information on to the family
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HUD FAQs
Three websites for FAQs• http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/phr/about/ao_faq
.cfm (Admission & Occupancy)
• http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/rhiip/faq_gird.cfm (RHIIP)
• http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/rhiip/faq_ris.cfm (Rental Integrity Summit)
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Sample FAQ #1
Question: If a tenant puts $10,000 in an IRA, and 10 years later the IRA is worth $15,000 and the tenant begins withdrawing monthly amounts from the IRA, are the amounts withdrawn considered income?
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Sample FAQ #1
Answer: Withdrawals from an investment that are received as periodic payments are counted as income, unless the family can document that amounts withdrawn are reimbursement of amounts invested• Withdrawals count as income after amount
invested has been paid out
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Sample FAQ #2
Question: If 2 sisters are on the program, living separately, and have their names on each other’s savings accounts, what balances are counted as assets for each sister?
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Sample FAQ #2
Answer: If both sisters have access to the balance of both accounts, count both accounts for each sister• In this instance, the guidance in Handbook
4350.3 is not applicable
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Sample FAQ #2
Example:• Account 1: $5000• Account 2: $3000
Count $8000 for EACH sister
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