ANNUAL OWNER CERTIFICATION (AOC)

 

2022 AOC

The deadline for the 2022 submission is March 1, 2023. All LIHTC projects must complete the 2022 AOC in Emphasys. Please see instructions below. In addition, any projects with additional affordable housing program funding sources besides LIHTC must complete this form and upload it to the Miscellaneous section of the Emphasys Certification portal. When uploading the file, please follow this naming convention: 2022 Other Funding AOC GA-ID 

Completing the 2022 AOC in Emphasys

  1. Log in to the Emphasys Certification Portal and navigate to the property for which you wish to complete the AOC.
  2. Navigate to the Annual Owner Certification tab.
  3. Enter the certification period: 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022
    1. DCA will return properties with incorrect certification periods via the certification portal and must be re-submitted with the correct period designated.
  4. Complete the AOC questions as applicable to your property.
  5. You may save at any time and come back to complete later.
  6. When the AOC is complete, select the Submit Certification button.
  7. Click the Annual Owner Certification form button. This will open up a printable version of the completed AOC.
  8. Print to PDF and ensure the appropriate individual representing the ownership entity completes the signature fields. This form is not required to be notarized.
  9. Rename the signed PDF using the following naming format: 2022 AOC GA-ID
    1. Example: 2022 AOC 2010-001
  10. Upload the file to the Miscellaneous section of the Certification portal.
  • If you can’t login to the certification portal or don’t know how to access the AOC tab, please reach out to your company’s Emphasys super user.
  • If you are in the LIHTC program and you fail to timely submit, you will receive an 8823 for a late or incomplete AOC submission for each applicable project.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN AOC WILL AFFECT COMPLIANCE SCORING FOR FUTURE DEALS AND WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT ANY FUTURE FUNDING ADMINISTERED THROUGH DCA

Email Compliance@dca.ga.gov or your assigned pod for any AOC questions

OTHER AOCs

AOCs prior to 2021 can be found here

If your project has HUD 811 funding, and it was in operation in 2022, you must complete the 811 AOC. Please reach out to DCA's 811 department for any questions or guidance.