Base Offering Circular Multifamily
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related Offering Circular Supplement, is correct and complete in all material respects. The
foregoing opinions will be based on existing law, but there can be no assurance that the law will
not change or that contrary positions will not be taken by the Service.
The Securities (other than any Modifiable or MX Securities) will be designated either as
one or more classes of regular interests in a Trust REMIC (Regular Securities), which
generally are treated as debt for federal income tax purposes, or the residual interest in one or
more Trust REMICs (Residual Securities), which generally are not treated as debt for such
purposes, but rather as representing rights and responsibilities with respect to the taxable income
or loss of the related Trust REMIC. The Offering Circular Supplement for each Trust will
indicate which of the Securities in the Trust will be designated as Regular Securities and which
will be designated as Residual Securities. In certain cases, a single Residual Security may
represent the residual interest in more than one of the Trust REMICs relating to a particular
Series. In such cases, the discussion of Residual Securities set forth below should be interpreted
as applying to each residual interest separately.
Securities held by a domestic building and loan association (a DB&L) will constitute
assets described in section 7701(a)(19)(C)(xi) of the Code; Regular Securities held by a financial
asset securitization investment trust (a FASIT) will qualify for treatment as permitted assets
within the meaning of section 860L(c)(1)(G) of the Code; Securities held by a real estate
investment trust (REIT) will constitute real estate assets within the meaning of section
856(c)(4)(A) of the Code; and interest on such Securities will be considered interest on
obligations secured by mortgages on real property within the meaning of section 856(c)(3)(B),
all in the same proportion that the related Trust REMICs assets would so qualify. If 95% or
more of the assets of a given Trust REMIC constitute qualifying assets for DB&Ls and REITs,
the related Securities and the income thereon will be treated entirely as qualifying assets and
income for DB&Ls and REITs. In the case of a Trust that issues a Double REMIC Series, the
Trust REMICs related to such Double REMIC Series will be treated as a single REMIC for
purposes of determining the extent to which the related Securities and the income thereon will be
treated as such assets and income. Regular and Residual Securities held by a financial institution
to which section 585 of the Code applies will be treated as evidences of indebtedness for
purposes of section 582(c)(1) of the Code. Regular Securities also will be qualified mortgages
within the meaning of section 860G(a)(3) of the Code with respect to other REMICs.
Tax Treatment of Regular Securities
General
Except as described below for Regular Securities issued with OID or acquired with
market discount or premium, interest paid or accrued on a Regular Security will be treated as
ordinary income to the Holder and a principal payment on such Security will be treated as a
return of capital to the extent that the Holders basis in the Security is allocable to that payment.
Although the treatment of Payment Penalties is not certain, it is likely that Prepayment Penalties
distributed in respect of a Regular Security will be treated as ordinary income, or interest
income, for the period in which it is paid. Holders of Regular Securities must report income
from such Securities under an accrual method of accounting, even if they otherwise would have
used the cash receipts and disbursements method. The Tax Administrator will report annually to