WBARS is Here!
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WBAR Launch Invitation (PDF)
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NEW WBARS Instructions
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 WSHFC,
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 and City and County of Spokane.
Who Will be Using WBARS?
Each organization will have a WBARS Administrator. Organization
administrators will determine which owners, property managers, and site managers
have access to WBARS. Users will log in and report on the properties assigned to them. Reports
will be reviewed by property
managers and electronically approved by owners before they are submitted to funders.
 Additional
WBARS Trainings
Other trainings may be held in the future; schedule to be
announced via E-NEWS.
How Will Property Data Get Into WBARS?
There are
two ways to enter data into WBARS:
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If you have been using the Excel spreadsheets, you will be able use the entry
screens on the website to enter the information directly, OR
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If you have been using a compliance software system, it will be possible to
transfer data via an XML upload from your system into WBARS
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, please
e-mail Steve Reynolds, J Street Technology, at
stever@jstreettech.com, or call him at
425.869.0797 x 114.
Log-In Codes
WBARS log-in codes will be e-mailed from wbars.com to Tax Credit property
managers and owners in August. Please be sure your computer e-mail system will
accept messages from "wbars.com" -- mark this site as safe in your junk e-mail
filter. When you activate your login code please do the following:
- Check with the WBARS Administrator for your organization (if you are not
the one) who will be setting the user permissions.
- Make sure you agree with the information in WBARS before you begin
entering data. The set-up information for tax credit properties has been entered
into the system. If you encounter incorrect information, such as a missing unit
at a project, tell your WBARS administrator to contact WSHFC via e-mail at
wbars@wshfc.org. Only funders can add or delete units.
- 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.
- If you will be entering data manually, enter all 2009 Move-In and Move-Out
data in chronological order beginning with January 2009. Utility allowance(s)
will need to be configured for the reporting period. Data may also be
uploaded from other management software systems in the XML format.
WBARS Timeline (Subject to Change)
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March – May 2009
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Testing WBARS, training funders
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June - September 2009
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Training WBARS organization administrators; the website is scheduled to “go
live” for Tax Credit properties on August 7th. Non-Tax-Credit properties
will go live in late fall.
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August – December 2009
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Property managers and owners receive log-in codes. Organization
administrators should verify information on each property and set user
permissions and upload data; users enter data as needed.
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January 2010
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2009 Annual Reports are electronically submitted to the Commission. Other
funders will announce when their reports are due.
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This page was last modified on 02/03/2009.
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