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What is WBARS?

The Web-Based Annual Reporting System (WBARS) is the new way to submit future Combined Funder Annual Reports (Tables 1, 2, 3, 4).  Participating public funders include:

• Washington State Housing Finance Commission
• State of Washington Department of Commerce, Housing Division
• City of Seattle, Office of Housing
• City of Tacoma, Housing Development Division
• King County, Housing and Community Development
• Snohomish County, OHHCD
• City of Spokane, Community Development
• Spokane County, Housing and Community Development

WBARS Instructions (PDFs)

• Preliminary Steps
• Page by Page Instructions
• WBARS FAQs
• Utility Instructions
• Annual Report Submission Due Dates
• Annual Report Submission Supplemental Materials
• XML Import Documentation for END USERS
• XML Import Documentation for SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS

WBARS Status

• Every project now has an Annual Report Summary which can be accessed by clicking the appropriate year link under the Annual Report Summary section on the Project Details page.
• Table 1:  Users can enter information and submit 2009 reports to funders.  When 2009 report is submitted to funders by owner, user can enter 2010 data
• Table 2:  Users can enter information and submit 2009 reports (after submitting Table 1) to funders.  When 2009 report is submitted to funders by owners, user can enter 2010 data
• Table 3:  Users can enter information and submit 2009 reports (after submitting Table 1) to funders.  When 2009 report is submitted to funders by owners, user can enter 2010 data
• Table 4:  Users can enter information and submit 2009 reports (after submitting Table 1) to funders.

Who Will be Using WBARS?

Property management staff will log in and enter report data on the properties assigned to them.  Reports will be electronically approved by owners who will then submit the reports to funders.

How Will Property Data Get Into WBARS?

There are two ways to enter data into WBARS:

1. You can manually enter information on the website, OR
   
2. If you use a compliance software system, you can transfer data via an XML upload from your system. 
   XML Import Documentation for END USERS | XML Import Documentation for SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS

NOTE: If you would like to test the XML data transfer from your compliance software, or you experience problems in uploading that your vendor can't solve, please e-mail Steve Reynolds, J Street Technology, at stever@jstreettech.com, or call him at 425.869.0797 x 114.

Other Information

1. Check with the WBARS Administrator for your organization if you are not the one who will be setting the user permissions.
   
2. Make sure you agree with the information in WBARS before you begin entering data.  If you encounter incorrect information, such as a missing unit at a project, email your funder immediately.  Only funders can add or delete units, including changes to square footage and bedroom size.
   
3. A WORD OF CAUTION TO TAX CREDIT PROPERTIES WITH MULTIPLE PUBLIC FUNDERS: Other public funders are still in the process of inputting their contract restrictions. So, in projects that have multiple Funders, WBARS may not know your most restrictive set-asides.  Do not rely completely on the system just yet to warn you if you are not in compliance with all funders.

This page was last modified on 06/02/2010.