WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS LP
10-Q, 1999-11-19
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   (Mark One)

            x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999

                                       OR

           o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the transition period from ________ to ___________

                         Commission file number: 0-20058


                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.

California                                                           33-0316953
(State or other jurisdiction of                                (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)


              3158 Redhill Avenue, Suite 120, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

                                 (714) 662-5565


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No .





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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                               INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

                    For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1999



PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1. Financial Statements

    Balance Sheets
      September 30,1999 and March 31, 1999...................................3


    Statements of Operations
      For the three and six months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.........4

    Statement of Partners' Equity
      For the six months ended September 30, 1999............................5

    Statements of Cash Flows
      For the six months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998...................6

    Notes to Financial Statements ...........................................7

  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations...............................12

  Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.........14

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 1. Legal Proceedings..................................................14

  Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...................................14

  Signatures.................................................................15

                                       2

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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                                 BALANCE SHEETS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                      September 30, 1999          March 31, 1999
                                                      ------------------          --------------
                                                         (unaudited)
                                     ASSETS

<S>                                               <C>                         <C>
Cash and cash equivalents                         $               51,709      $           61,123
 Investment in limited partnerships - Note 2                   1,332,704               1,508,351
                                                      ------------------          --------------

                                                  $            1,384,413      $        1,569,474
                                                      ==================          ==============


                        LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:
 Accrued fees and expenses due to
  general partner and affiliates - Note 3         $              901,918      $          848,503
                                                      ------------------          --------------

Partners' equity (deficit):
 General partner                                                 (60,016)                (57,631)

 Limited partners (10,000 units authorized,
  7,450 units issued and outstanding)                            542,511                 778,602
                                                      ------------------          --------------

Total partners' equity                                           482,495                 720,971
                                                      ------------------          --------------

                                                  $            1,384,413      $        1,569,474
                                                      ==================          ==============
</TABLE>


                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
                                        3

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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

          For the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 1999 and1998
                                   (unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      1999                               1998
                                         ------------------------------    --------------------------------

                                             Three             Six              Three              Six
                                             Months            Months           Months             Months
                                             ------            ------           ------             ------

<S>                                    <C>             <C>               <C>               <C>
Interest income                        $        463    $          932    $         525     $        1,092
                                         ----------      ------------      -----------       ------------

                                                463               932              525              1,092
                                         ----------      ------------      -----------       ------------
Operating expenses:
Amortization                                  3,726             7,452            3,726              7,452
Asset management fees - Note 3               27,964            55,928           27,923             55,846
Legal and accounting                          2,503             7,581                -              3,500
Other                                         1,345             3,173            3,648             12,543
                                         ----------      ------------      -----------       ------------

Total operating expenses                     35,538            74,134           35,297             79,341
                                         ----------      ------------      -----------       ------------

Loss from operations                        (35,075)          (73,202)         (34,772)           (78,249)

Equity in loss from
 limited partnerships                       (82,637)         (165,274)         (91,000)          (193,375)
                                         ----------      ------------      -----------       ------------

Net loss                               $   (117,712)   $     (238,476)   $    (125,772)    $     (271,624)
                                         ==========      ============      ===========       ============

Net loss allocated to:
 General partner                       $     (1,177)   $       (2,385)   $      (1,258)    $       (2,716)
                                         ==========      ============      ===========       ============

 Limited partners                      $   (116,535)   $     (236,091)   $    (124,514)    $     (268,908)
                                         ==========      ============      ===========       ============

Net loss per weighted limited
 partner unit (7,450 units issued
 and outstanding)                      $        (16)   $          (32)   $         (17)    $          (36)
                                         ==========      ============      ===========       ============
</TABLE>

                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
                                        4

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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' EQUITY

                   For the Six Months Ended September 30, 1999
                                   (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              General                 Limited
                                                              Partner                 Partners                    Total
                                                              -------                 --------                    -----

<S>                                               <C>                     <C>                     <C>
Partners' equity (deficit), March 31, 1999        $           (57,631)    $            778,602    $             720,971


Net loss for the six months ended
 September 30, 1999                                            (2,385)                (236,091)                (238,476)
                                                    -----------------       ------------------       ------------------

Partners' equity (deficit), September 30, 1999    $           (60,016)    $            542,511    $             482,495
                                                    =================       ==================       ==================

</TABLE>



                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
                                        5
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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

              For the Six Months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998
                                   (unaudited)


                                                           1999           1998
                                                           ----           ----
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net loss                                         $    (238,476)  $   (271,624)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
   cash used in operating activities:
   Equity in loss from limited partnerships             165,274        193,375
   Amortization                                           7,452          7,452
   Asset management fees                                 55,928         55,846
   Accrued fees and expense due to
    general partner and affiliates                       (2,513)        (1,500)
                                                    -----------     ----------

Net cash used in operating activities                   (12,335)       (16,451)
                                                    -----------     ----------

Cash flows from investing activities:
 Distributions from limited partnerships                  2,921            490
                                                    -----------     ----------

Net cash provided by investing activities                 2,921            490
                                                    -----------     ----------

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                (9,414)       (15,961)
                                                    -----------     ----------

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period           61,123         79,190
                                                    -----------     ----------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period          $      51,709   $     63,229
                                                    ===========     ==========


                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
                                        6



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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               September 30, 1999
                                   (unaudited)

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The information  contained in the following notes to the financial statements is
condensed  from that  which  would  appear in the annual  financial  statements;
accordingly,  the  financial  statements  included  herein should be reviewed in
conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto contained in
the WNC California Housing Tax Credits,  L.P. (the "Partnership")  Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year  ended  March 31,  1999.  Accounting  measurements  at
interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end.
The results of operations for the interim period  presented are not  necessarily
indicative of the results for the entire year.

In the opinion of the Partnership,  the unaudited  financial  statements contain
all  adjustments  (consisting of only normal  recurring  accruals)  necessary to
present  fairly the financial  position as of September 30, 1999 and the results
of operations and changes in cash flows for the six months then ended.

Organization

WNC California Housing Tax Credits,  L.P., a California Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership"),  was formed on September 15, 1988 under the laws of the State of
California.  The  Partnership  was formed to invest  primarily in other  limited
partnerships   (the  "Local  Limited   Partnerships")   which  own  and  operate
multi-family housing complexes (the "Housing Complex") that are eligible for low
income  housing tax credits.  The local  general  partners  (the "Local  General
Partners")  of  each  Local  Limited   Partnership  retain   responsibility  for
maintaining, operating and managing the Housing Complex.

WNC & Associates,  Inc., a California corporation and Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr. are
the general partners  (collectively  the "General  Partner") of the Partnership.
Wilfred N. Cooper,  Sr., through the Cooper  Revocable Trust,  owns 66.8% of the
outstanding  stock of Associates.  John B. Lester,  Jr. was the original limited
partner of the Partnership and owns,  through the Lester Family Trust,  28.6% of
the  outstanding  stock  of  Associates.  The  business  of the  Partnership  is
conducted primarily through  Associates,  as the Partnership has no employees of
its own.

The  Partnership  Agreement  authorized the sale of up to 10,000 units at $1,000
per Unit  ("Units").  The  offering of Units  concluded in October 1990 at which
time 7,450 Units  representing  subscriptions  in the amount of $7,450,000,  had
been accepted.  The General Partners have a 1% interest in operating profits and
losses,  taxable income and losses,  in cash available for distribution from the
Partnership  and tax credits of the  Partnership.  The limited  partners will be
allocated the  remaining  99% of these items in  proportion to their  respective
investments.

After the limited  partners  have received  proceeds from a sale or  refinancing
equal to their capital  contributions and their return on investment (as defined
in the  Partnership  Agreement)  and the General  Partner has received  proceeds
equal  to its  capital  contribution  and a  subordinated  disposition  fee  (as
described in Note 3) from the  remainder,  any  additional  sale or  refinancing
proceeds will be distributed 99% to the limited partners (in proportion to their
respective investments) and 1% to the General Partner.

                                       7
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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                               September 30, 1999
                                   (unaudited)

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

Risks and Uncertainties

The Partnership's  investments in Local Limited  Partnerships are subject to the
risks incident to the management and ownership of low-income  housing and to the
management and ownership of multi-unit  residential  real estate.  Some of these
risks  are that the low  income  housing  credit  could be  recaptured  and that
neither the  Partnership's  investments  nor the Housing  Complexes owned by the
Local Limited Partnerships will be readily marketable. To the extent the Housing
Complexes  receive  government  financing  or operating  subsidies,  they may be
subject to one or more of the following risks: difficulties in obtaining tenants
for the Housing Complexes; difficulties in obtaining rent increases; limitations
on cash distributions; limitations on sales or refinancing of Housing Complexes;
limitations on transfers of Local Limited Partnership Interests;  limitations on
removal of Local General Partners; limitations on subsidy programs; and possible
changes in applicable regulations.  The Housing Complexes are or will be subject
to  mortgage  indebtedness.  If a Local  Limited  Partnership  does not make its
mortgage payments, the lender could foreclose resulting in a loss of the Housing
Complex  and low  income  housing  credits.  As a limited  partner  of the Local
Limited Partnerships, the Partnership will have very limited rights with respect
to management of the Local  Limited  Partnerships,  and will rely totally on the
Local General  Partners of the Local Limited  Partnerships for management of the
Local Limited Partnerships.  The value of the Partnership's  investments will be
subject  to  changes  in  national  and  local  economic  conditions,  including
unemployment  conditions,  which could adversely  impact vacancy levels,  rental
payment  defaults and operating  expenses.  This, in turn,  could  substantially
increase  the  risk of  operating  losses  for  the  Housing  Complexes  and the
Partnership.  In addition,  each Local Limited  Partnership  is subject to risks
relating  to  environmental   hazards  and  natural  disasters  which  might  be
uninsurable. Because the Partnership's operations will depend on these and other
factors  beyond  the  control  of the  General  Partner  and the  Local  General
Partners,  there can be no assurance  that the  anticipated  low income  housing
credits will be available to Limited Partners.

In addition,  Limited  Partners are subject to risks in that the rules governing
the low income  housing  credit are  complicated,  and the use of credits can be
limited.  The only  material  benefit from an investment in Units may be the low
income housing credits. There are limits on the transferability of Units, and it
is unlikely that a market for Units will develop.  All management decisions will
be made by the General Partner.

Method of Accounting For Investments in Limited Partnerships

The Partnership  accounts for its investments in limited  partnerships using the
equity method of  accounting,  whereby the  Partnership  adjusts its  investment
balance for its share of the Local Limited  Partnership's  results of operations
and for any distributions received. The accounting policies of the Local Limited
Partnerships are consistent with those of the Partnership. Costs incurred by the
Partnership  in  acquiring  the  investments  are  capitalized  as  part  of the
investment account and are being amortized over 30 years.

Offering Expenses

Offering  expenses consist of underwriting  commissions,  legal fees,  printing,
filing and  recordation  fees,  and other costs  incurred  with selling  limited
partnership  interests in the Partnership.  WNC is obligated to pay all offering
and  organization  costs in excess of 15% (including  sales  commissions) of the
total  offering  proceeds.  Offering  expenses  are  reflected as a reduction of
limited  partners'  capital  and  amounted to $946,704 at the end of all periods
presented.

                                       8
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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                               September 30, 1999
                                   (unaudited)

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial  statements,  and
the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses  during the  reporting  period.
Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The  Partnership   considers  all  highly  liquid   investments  with  remaining
maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Net Loss Per Limited Partner Unit

Net loss per limited  partnership  unit is  calculated  pursuant to Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 128,  Earnings Per Share. Net loss per unit
includes no dilution  and is computed  by  dividing  loss  available  to limited
partners by the weighted average number of units outstanding  during the period.
Calculation of diluted net income per unit is not required.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

As of the periods  presented,  the Partnership had acquired limited  partnership
interests in  twenty-seven  Local Limited  Partnerships,  each of which owns one
Housing  Complex  consisting  of  an  aggregate  of  433  apartment  units.  The
respective  general  partners  of the  Local  Limited  Partnerships  manage  the
day-to-day  operations of the entities.  Significant  Local Limited  Partnership
business  decisions,  as defined,  require the approval of the Partnership.  The
Partnership, as a limited partner, is generally entitled to 99%, as specified in
the Local Limited Partnership  agreements,  of the operating profits and losses,
taxable income and losses and tax credits of the Local Limited Partnerships.

Equity  in  losses  of the  Local  Limited  Partnerships  is  recognized  in the
financial  statements until the related  investment account is reduced to a zero
balance. Losses incurred after the investment account is reduced to zero are not
recognized. If the Local Limited Partnerships report net income in future years,
the  Partnership  will resume applying the equity method only after its share of
such net  income  equals  the share of net  losses  not  recognized  during  the
period(s) the equity method was suspended.

                                       9
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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                               September 30, 1999
                                   (unaudited)

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS,  CONTINUED

The  following is a summary of the equity method  activity of the  investment in
Local Limited  Partnerships  for the six months ended September 30, 1999 and the
three months ended March 31, 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               September 30, 1999                 March 31, 1999
                                               ------------------                 --------------

<S>                                           <C>                            <C>
Investment balance, beginning of period       $         1,508,351            $         1,595,464
Equity in loss from limited partnerships                 (165,274)                       (82,637)
Distributions from limited partnerships                    (2,921)                          (750)
Amortization of acquisition costs                          (7,452)                        (3,726)
                                                -----------------              -----------------

Investment per balance sheet, end of period   $         1,332,704            $         1,508,351
                                                =================              =================

Selected  financial  information  for the six months ended September 30 from the
combined  financial   statements  of  the  limited  partnerships  in  which  the
partnership has invested is as follows:
                                                             1999                          1998
                                                             ----                          ----

Total revenue                                 $         1,064,600            $          901,500
                                                -----------------              ----------------

Interest expense                                          351,200                       203,450
Depreciation                                              301,000                       275,950
Operating expenses                                        624,600                       633,450
                                                -----------------              ----------------

Total Expenses                                          1,276,800                     1,112,850
                                                -----------------              ----------------

Net loss                                      $          (212,200)           $         (211,350)
                                                =================              ================

Net loss allocable to the Partnership         $          (210,078)           $         (209,237)
                                                =================              ================

Net loss recognized by the Partnership        $          (165,274)           $         (193,375)
                                                =================              ================

</TABLE>
                                       10

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                    WNC CALIFORNIA HOUSING TAX CREDITS, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

                               September 30, 1999
                                   (unaudited)

NOTE 3- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


(a)  Annual Asset  Management  Fee. An annual asset  management fee in an amount
     equal to 0.5% of invested assets (the sum of the  Partnership's  Investment
     in Local  Limited  Partnership  Interests and the  Partnership's  allocable
     share of the amount of the  mortgage  loans on and other debts  related to,
     the Housing  Complexes owned by such Local Limited  Partnerships).  Fees of
     $55,928 and $55,846 were incurred during the six months ended September 30,
     1999 and  1998,  respectively.  The  Partnership  made no  payments  to the
     General  Partner or its  affiliates  for those  fees  during the six months
     ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.

(b)  Subordinated  Disposition Fee. A subordinated  disposition fee in an amount
     equal to 1% of the  sale  price  received  in  connection  with the sale or
     disposition of a Housing  Complex.  Subordinated  disposition  fees will be
     subordinated  to  the  prior  return  of  the  Limited   Partners'  capital
     contributions  and  payment  of the  Return on  Investment  to the  Limited
     Partners.  "Return  on  Investment"  means an  annual,  cumulative  but not
     compounded,  "return" to the Limited Partners (including Low Income Housing
     Credits) as a class on their adjusted capital contributions  commencing for
     each Limited  Partner on the last day of the calendar  quarter during which
     the Limited Partner's capital  contribution is received by the Partnership,
     calculated at the following  rate; 6% for the balance of the  Partnership's
     term. No disposition fees have been paid.

(c)  Interest in  Partnership.  Interest in  Partnership.  The General  Partners
     receive 1% of the Partnership's allocated Low Income Housing Credits, which
     approximated  $6,700 for  Associates  and $750 for Mr.  Cooper for the year
     ended December 31, 1998. The General  Partners are also entitled to receive
     1% of  cash  distributions.  There  were  no  distributions  of cash to the
     General Partners during the six months ended September 30, 1999 or 1998.

Accrued fees and advance due to  affiliates of the General  Partner  included in
the balance  sheet  consist of the following at September 30, 1998 and March 31,
1999:

                                 September 30, 1999       March 31, 1999
                                 ------------------       --------------

Asset management fee          $             901,468   $          845,540
Reimbursement due on
 expenses paid by affiliate                     450                2,963
                                 ------------------       --------------

Total related party payables  $             901,918   $          848,503
                                 ==================       ==============


NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES

No provision for income taxes has been made as the liability for income taxes is
an obligation of the partners of the Partnership.

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

Financial Condition

The Partnership's assets at September 30, 1999 consisted primarily of $52,000 in
cash and  aggregate  investments  in the eleven Local  Limited  Partnerships  of
$1,333,000.  Liabilities  at June 30, 1999  primarily  consisted  of $902,000 of
accrued annual management fees due to the General Partners.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended  September 30, 1999 Compared to Three Months Ended  September
30, 1998. The  Partnership's  net loss for the three months ended  September 30,
1999  was  $(118,000),  reflecting  a  decrease  of  $8,000  from  the net  loss
experienced  for the three months ended  September 30, 1998.  The decline in net
loss is  primarily  due to equity  in losses  from  limited  partnerships  which
declined by $8,000 to $(83,000)  for the three months ended  September  30, 1999
from $(91,000) for the three months ended  September 30, 1998. This decrease was
a result of the Partnership not recognizing  certain losses of the Local Limited
Partnerships.  The investments in such Local Limited Partnerships had reached $0
at September 30, 1999.  Since the  Partnership's  liability  with respect to its
investments is limited, losses in excess of investment are not recognized. Along
with the  decrease in equity in losses from  limited  partnerships  there was no
change in loss from operations of ($35,000) for the three months ended September
30, 1999 and September 30, 1998

Six Months Ended  September 30, 1999 Compared to Six Months Ended  September 30,
1998. The Partnership's net loss for the six months ended September 30, 1999 was
$(238,000),  reflecting a decrease of $33,000 from the net loss  experienced for
the six months ended  September  30, 1998.  The decline in net loss is primarily
due to equity in losses from limited  partnerships  which declined by $28,000 to
$(165,000) for the six months ended September 30, 1999 from  $(1193,000) for the
six  months  ended  September  30,  1998.  This  decrease  was a  result  of the
Partnership  not recognizing  certain losses of the Local Limited  Partnerships.
The investments in such Local Limited  Partnerships  had reached $0 at September
30, 1999. Since the  Partnership's  liability with respect to its investments is
limited,  losses in excess of  investment  are not  recognized.  Along  with the
decrease in equity in losses from limited  partnerships  there was a decrease in
loss from  operations  of $5,000 for the six months ended  September 30, 1999 to
$(73,000),  from $(78,000) for the six months ended September 30, 1998, due to a
comparable decrease in operating expenses.

Cash Flows

Six Months Ended  September 30, 1999 Compared to Six Months Ended  September 30,
1998. Net cash used during the six months ended  September 30, 1999 was $(9,000)
compared  to a net use of cash for the six months  ended  September  30, 1998 of
$(16,000).  The change  consists  of an increase in  distribution  from  limited
partnerships of $3,000 and a decrease in operating expenses of $4,000.

During the six months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, accrued payables, which
consist  primarily of related party  management fees due to the General Partner,
increased by $53,000. The General Partner does not anticipate that these accrued
fees will be paid until such time as  capital  reserves  are in excess of future
foreseeable working capital requirements of the partnership.

The Partnership  expects its future cash flows,  together with its net available
assets at September 30, 1999, to be sufficient to meet all currently foreseeable
future cash requirements.

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Impact of Year 2000

WNC & Associates, Inc.

Status of Readiness

Information Technology (IT) Systems. The Partnership relies on the IT systems of
WNC, its general partner. IT systems include computer hardware and software used
to produce  financial  reports and tax return  information.  This information is
then used to generate  reports to investors and regulatory  agencies,  including
the Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The IT
systems of WNC are year 2000 compliant.

Non-IT Systems. The Partnership also relies on the non-IT systems of WNC. Non-IT
systems  include  machinery and  equipment  such as  telephones,  voice mail and
electronic  postage  equipment.  Except  for one  telephone  system,  the non-IT
systems of WNC are year 2000  compliant.  The one telephone  system will require
the replacement of one computer and one software application, both of which will
be completed on or before December 15, 1999.

Service  Providers.  WNC also  relies on the IT and  non-IT  systems  of service
providers. Service providers include utility companies,  financial institutions,
telecommunications carriers,  municipalities, and other outside vendors. WNC has
obtained verbal assurances from its material service providers (electrical power
provider,  financial institutions and telecommunications carriers) that their IT
and non-IT systems are year 2000 compliant.  There can be no assurance that this
compliance  information  is  correct.  There also can be no  assurance  that the
systems of other,  less-important  service providers and outside vendors will be
year 2000 compliant.

Costs to Address Year 2000 Issues

The cost to address  year 2000  issues for WNC has been less than  $20,000.  The
cost to replace the telephone  system noted above will be less than $5,000.  The
cost to deal with potential year 2000 issues of other outside  vendors cannot be
estimated at this time.

Risk of Year 2000 Issues

The most  reasonable and likely result from non-year 2000  compliance of systems
of the service  providers  noted above will be the disruption of normal business
operations for WNC. This disruption would, in turn, lead to delays in performing
reporting and fiduciary responsibilities on behalf of the Partnership. The worst
case scenario would be the replacement of a service provider. These delays would
likely  be  temporary  and  would  likely  not  have a  material  effect  on the
Partnership or WNC.

Local Limited Partnerships

Status of Readiness

WNC is in the  process of  obtaining  year 2000  certifications  from each Local
General Partner of each Local Limited  Partnership.  Those  certifications  will
represent  to the  Partnership  that the IT and non-IT  systems  critical to the
operation of the Housing Complexes and investor reporting to the Partnership are
year 2000 compliant. These certifications will also represent to the Partnership
that the IT and non-IT  systems of property  management  companies,  independent
accountants,    electrical   power   providers,   financial   institutions   and
telecommunications  carriers used by the Local Limited Partnership are year 2000
compliant.

There can be no assurance that the representations in the certifications will be
correct.   There  also  can  be  no   assurance   that  the  systems  of  other,
less-important  service  providers  and  outside  vendors,  upon which the Local
Limited Partnerships rely, will be year 2000 compliant.

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Costs to Address Year 2000 Issues

There  will be no cost to the  Partnership  as a result of  assessing  year 2000
issues for the Local Limited Partnerships.  The cost to deal with potential year
2000 issues of the Local Limited Partnerships cannot be estimated at this time.

Risk of Year 2000 Issues

There may be Local  General  Partners who indicate  that they or their  property
management  company are not year 2000  compliant and do not have plans to become
year 2000  compliant  before the end of 1999.  There may be other Local  General
Partners who are  unwilling to respond to the  certification  request.  The most
likely result of either non-compliance or failure to respond will be the removal
and  replacement  of the property  management  company  and/or the Local General
Partner with year 2000 compliant operators.

Despite the efforts to obtain certifications, there can be no assurance that the
Partnership  will be unaffected  by year 2000 issues.  The most  reasonable  and
likely  result from non-year 2000  compliance  will be the  disruption of normal
business  operations  for the  Local  Limited  Partnerships,  including  but not
limited  to the  possible  failure  to  properly  collect  rents and meet  their
obligations in a timely manner.  This disruption  would, in turn, lead to delays
by  the  Local  Limited  Partnerships  in  performing  reporting  and  fiduciary
responsibilities  on behalf of the  Partnership.  The worst-case  scenario would
include the  initiation of  foreclosure  proceedings on the property by mortgage
debt holders. Under these circumstances, WNC or its affiliates will take actions
necessary  to  minimize  the risk of  foreclosure,  including  the  removal  and
replacement of a Local General  Partner by the  Partnership.  These delays would
likely  be  temporary  and  would  likely  not  have a  material  effect  on the
Partnership or WNC.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

         NONE

Part II. Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         NONE

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         NONE

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Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND II, L.P.

By:  WNC Financial Group, L.P.      General Partner

By:  WNC & Associates, Inc.         General Partner



By: /s/ John B. Lester, Jr.

John B. Lester, Jr., President
WNC & Associates, Inc.

Date: November 17, 1999



By:  /s/ Michael L. Dickenson

Michael L. Dickenson, Vice-President - Chief Financial Officer
WNC & Associates, Inc.

Date: November 17, 1999








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