It can be a great benefit for housing cooperatives to use professionals who are familiar with the specific nuances of cooperative housing. For that reason, housing co-ops look for professionals who are members of NAHC and who keep up-to-date on issues important to housing cooperatives. To connect co-ops with experienced cooperative professionals, NAHC has an online directory of professional members, which lists professionals by service specialty. The directory also helps you network with your peers.

In addition, NAHC can provide you with access to housing cooperatives throughout the nation who may be interested in your services. Inquire about advertising in our publications, exhibiting at the annual conference, or sponsoring an event or program.

We also have the following additional resources for specific professionals:

Attorneys
NAHC offers an Attorneys' Roundtable at each annual conference where attorneys are invited to discuss legal issues and address problems of cooperatives and other professionals concerning housing cooperatives. NAHC's government relations program monitors federal legislation and regulations, and keeps abreast of actions that benefit or affect co-ops.

Accountants and CPAs
The number one concern of housing cooperatives for the last 15 years has been federal tax law. NAHC successfully fought the IRS to have co-ops taxed under Subchapter T rather than Section 277, which would have made revenue earnings taxable. Favorable changes to Section 216 are usually on our legislative agenda.

In addition, the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC) has additional information on special issues related to housing cooperatives. The CPA Journal Online provides a definition of a housing cooperative corporation for tax purposes.