EXHIBIT 99.b
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Boston Capital Tax Credit Fund III L.P. (the "Fund") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Marc N. Teal, Sr. Vice President of C&M Management Inc. and Director of Accounting of Boston Capital Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge, after due inquiry:
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Fund. |
Boston Capital Tax Credit Fund III L.P. | |||
By: | Boston Capital Associates III L.P. | ||
General Partner | |||
By: | BCA Associates Limited Partnership, | ||
General Partner | |||
By: | C&M Management Inc., | ||
General Partner | |||
Date: | |||
Novmeber 20, 2002 | By: | /s/ Marc N. Teal | |
Marc. N. Teal | |||
Sr. Vice President | |||