UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) [XX] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1994 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] or the transition period from to For Quarter Ended September 30, 1994 Commission File No. 0-16512 American Income Partners III-B Limited Partnership (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts 04-2968859 (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Exchange Place, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02109 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 542-1200 _______________________________________________________________________________ (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.) 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______ APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court 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_____ No____ [CAPTION] AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FORM 10-Q INDEX PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Page Item 1. Financial Statements Statement of Financial Position at September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993 3 Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 4 Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 5 Notes to the Financial Statements 6-9 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 10-14 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION: Items 1 - 6 15 [CAPTION] AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993 (Unaudited) September 30, December 31, 1994 1993 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,230,353 $ 1,870,476 Rents receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $60,000 and $113,000 at September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993, respectively 204,519 236,763 Accounts receivable - affiliate 122,802 128,773 Equipment at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $10,910,014 and $11,753,129 at September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993, respectively 5,410,725 6,267,867 Total assets $ 6,968,399 $ 8,503,879 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL Notes payable $ 237,226 $ 591,954 Accrued interest 8,924 26,632 Accrued liabilities 18,626 64,500 Accrued liabilities - affiliate 18,442 11,533 Deferred rental income 68,550 47,446 Cash distributions payable to partners 569,359 569,359 Total liabilities 921,127 1,311,424 Partners' capital (deficit): General Partners (187,400) (175,947) Limited Partnership Interests (1,127,330 Units; initial purchase price of $25 each) 6,234,672 7,368,402 Total partners' capital 6,047,272 7,192,455 Total liabilities and partners' capital $ 6,968,399 $ 8,503,879 [CAPTION] AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 (Unaudited) Three Months Nine Months Ended September 30, Ended September 30, 1994 1993 1994 1993 Income: Lease revenue $ 423,582 $ 530,537 $1,523,819 $1,599,429 Interest income 14,515 5,496 39,260 22,504 Gain on sale of equipment 41,878 298,685 103,730 462,967 Total income 479,975 834,718 1,666,809 2,084,900 Expenses: Depreciation 273,725 457,751 874,181 1,565,490 Interest expense 5,506 12,854 21,783 45,030 Equipment management fees - affiliate 21,179 26,526 76,191 79,971 Operating expenses - affiliate 85,607 21,788 131,760 80,376 Total expenses 386,017 518,919 1,103,915 1,770,867 Net income $ 93,958 $ 315,799 $ 562,894 $ 314,033 Net income per limited partnership unit $ 0.08 $ 0.28 $ 0.49 $ 0.28 Cash distributions declared per limited partnership unit $ 0.50 $ 0.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 [CAPTION] AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 (Unaudited) 1994 1993 Cash flows from (used in) operating activities: Net income $ 562,894 $ 314,033 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation 874,181 1,565,490 Gain on sale of equipment (103,730) (462,967) Decrease in allowance for doubtful accounts (53,000) -- Changes in assets and liabilities Decrease (increase) in: rents receivable 85,244 305,799 accounts receivable - affiliate 5,971 (14,831) Increase (decrease) in: accrued interest (17,708) (26,507) accrued liabilities (45,874) (8,282) accrued liabilities - affiliate 6,909 (15,167) deferred rental income 21,104 22,824 Net cash from operating activities 1,335,991 1,680,392 Cash flows from (used in) investing activities: Purchase of equipment (18,346) -- Proceeds from equipment sales 105,037 878,779 Net cash from investing activities 86,691 878,779 Cash flows from (used in) financing activities: Proceeds form notes payable -- 125,631 Principal payments - notes payable (354,728) (599,069) Distributions paid (1,708,077) (1,565,736) Net cash used in financing activities (2,062,805) (2,039,174) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (640,123) 519,997 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,870,476 1,075,294 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,230,353 $ 1,595,291 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for interest $ 39,491 $ 71,537 AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Notes to the Financial Statements September 30, 1994 (Unaudited) NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION The financial statements presented herein are prepared in conformity with enerally accepted accounting principles and the instructions for preparing Form 10-Q under Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission and are unaudited. As such, these financial statements do not include all information and footnote disclosures required under generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements and, accordingly, the accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the footnotes presented in the 1993 Annual Report. Except as disclosed herein, there has been no material change to the information presented in the footnotes to the 1993 Annual Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position at September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993 and results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 have been made and are reflected. NOTE 2 - CASH The Partnership invests excess cash with large institutional banks in reverse repurchase agreements with overnight securities. The reverse repurchase agreements are secured by U.S. Treasury Bills or interests in U.S. Government securities. NOTE 3 - REVENUE RECOGNITION Rents are payable to the Partnership monthly, quarterly or semi-annually and no significant amounts are calculated on factors other than the passage of time. The leases are accounted for as operating leases and are noncancellable. Rents received prior to their due dates are deferred. Future minimum rents of $1,722,352 are due as follows: For the year ending September 30, 1995 $ 970,835 1996 488,352 1997 263,165 Total $ 1,722,352 The Managing General Partner lowered the aggregate amount reserved against potentially uncollectable rents to $60,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1994. This caused an increase in lease revenue of $53,000 or $0.05 per limited partnership unit. It cannot be determined whether the Partnership will recover any past due rents in the future; however, the Managing General Partner will pursue the collection of all such items. During 1994, the Partnership and other affiliated partnerships, executed a renewal lease agreement in connection with an MD-82 aircraft leased by Northwest Airlines, Inc. ("Northwest"). Pursuant to the agreement, Northwest will continue to lease the aircraft until July 31, 1997. The Partnership, which owns a 16% interest in this aircraft, will receive an aggregate of $962,529 in lease revenue during the thirty-eight month renewal period. Such rents are included in the future minimum rents above. NOTE 4 - EQUIPMENT At September 30, 1994, the Partnership owned equipment with an original cost of $16,320,739 as summarized below. In the opinion of American Finance Group ("AFG"), the carrying value of the equipment does not exceed its fair market value. The equipment is summarized as follows: Lease Term Equipment Equipment Type (Months) at Cost Aircraft 12-60 $ 8,412,409 Communications 12-84 1,547,195 Retail store fixtures 1-72 1,511,637 Motor vehicles 12-72 1,182,898 Furniture and fixtures 17-84 1,125,280 Trailers/intermodal containers 36-60 668,519 Manufacturing 36-72 663,153 Locomotives 57-60 438,017 Materials handling 1-84 305,438 Construction and mining 36-84 303,974 Medical 24 116,689 Computers and peripherals 1-60 34,773 Photocopying 1-36 10,757 Total equipment cost 16,320,739 Accumulated depreciation (10,910,014) Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation $ 5,410,725 The summary above includes equipment held for sale or re-lease which was fully depreciated and had an original cost of approximately $276,000 at September 30, 1994. NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS All operating expenses incurred by the Partnership are paid by AFG on behalf of the Partnership and AFG is reimbursed at its actual cost for such expenditures. Fees and other costs incurred during each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, which were paid or accrued by the Partnership to AFG or its Affiliates, are as follows: 1994 1993 Equipment management fees $ 76,191 $ 79,971 Administrative charges 9,000 11,955 Reimbursable operating expenses due to third parties 122,760 68,421 Total $ 207,951 $ 160,347 All rents and proceeds from the sale of equipment are paid directly to either AFG or to a lender. AFG temporarily deposits collected funds in a separate interest bearing escrow account prior to remittance to the Partnership. At September 30, 1994, the Partnership was owed $122,802 by AFG for such funds and the interest thereon. These funds were remitted to the Partnership in October 1994. NOTE 6 - NOTES PAYABLE Notes payable at September 30, 1994 consisted of installment notes of $237,226 payable to banks and institutional lenders. All of the installment notes are non-recourse, with interest rates ranging between 6.25% and 10.3% and are collateralized by the equipment and assignment of the related lease payments. The installment notes will be fully amortized by noncancellable rents. All of the outstanding notes are payable in the year ended September 30, 1995. NOTE 7 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS In 1991, a lessee of the Partnership, Healthcare Financial Services, Inc. and Healthcare International, Inc., the guarantor of certain lease obligations of Healthcare Financial Services, Inc., (collectively, the "Debtors") filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Partnership and other AFG-sponsored programs filed a proof of claim in this case. The affected equipment, having a cost of $116,689 and representing 1% of the Partnership's aggregate equipment portfolio at September 30, 1994, was assumed by a successor sub-lessee which has communicated interest in purchasing the equipment. The Chapter 11 proceeding of the Debtors was dismissed on July 21, 1994. This bankruptcy is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Partnership. In July 1993, Fred Meyer, Inc. (the "plaintiff"), in anticipation of a declaration of lease default by AFG, filed a complaint against AFG (the "defendant") in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon as a result of a dispute which arose between the plaintiff and the defendant concerning holdover rents due to the Partnership with respect to certain equipment and the fair market value of such equipment leased by the Partnership to the plaintiff. AFG filed an answer to the plaintiff's complaint and asserted a counterclaim seeking monetary damages. A Settlement Agreement, including dismissal of this case, was executed on June 22, 1994 and resulted in the plaintiff's payment of $194,988 to the Partnership for rent and residual proceeds. The equipment dispositions resulted in a net gain of $44,597, for financial statement purposes, which the Partnership recorded in June 1994. This settlement did not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Partnership. NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT In connection with the indebtedness of AFG Holdings (Massachusetts) Limited Partnership ("Holdings Massachusetts") to its senior lender (the "Senior Lender"), referred to in Note 1 of the Partnership's 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was incurred by Holdings Massachusetts in 1990 to acquire AFG and which is scheduled to mature on August 1, 1995, the management of AFG and the Senior Lender have agreed to the following actions: (i) the Senior Lender will foreclose on its security interests in AFG Holdings (Illinois) Limited Partnership and other affiliated parties thereby causing a change in control of AFG, and (ii) the Senior Lender will sell all of the interests it acquires in foreclosure to GDE Acquisitions Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts limited partnership entirely owned and controlled by Gary D. Engle, President and Executive Committee Member of AFG. In effect, GDE Acquisitions Limited Partnership will acquire all of the assets, rights and obligations of AFG from the Senior Lender and assume control of AFG. Purchase and sale agreements to effect this transfer were executed on October 17, 1994. The acquisition of AFG by GDE Acquisitions Limited Partnership will occur only after the foreclosure event by the Senior Lender has been concluded. In this regard, the Senior Lender provided notice on October 21, 1994 to Holdings Massachusetts and certain other affiliates of its intent to foreclose. The foreclosure event is expected to occur on or after November 11, 1994. The sale of AFG to GDE Acquisitions Limited Partnership is expected to occur on or before December 31, 1994. Notwithstanding the foregoing, AFG's executive management views the foreclosure and restructuring events favorably and looks forward to their timely conclusion. AFG will continue to be managed by its current executive group after the restructuring. AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FORM 10-Q PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Three and nine months ended September 30, 1994 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 1993: Overview As an equipment leasing partnership, the Partnership was designed to progress through four major phases: development, acquisition, operations, and liquidation. During the operations phase, a period of approximately six years, all equipment in the Partnership's portfolio will progress through various stages. At first, all equipment will generate rental revenues under lease agreements identified as primary term. As the Partnership ages, these primary term lease agreements will expire on an intermittent basis. Equipment held under expired leases may be renewed, re-leased or sold, depending on prevailing market conditions and AFG's assessment of such conditions, to obtain the most advantageous economic benefit. Over time, the frequency of primary lease term expirations will increase and a greater portion of the Partnership's original equipment portfolio will become available for remarketing. Cash generated from operations and from sales or refinancings will begin to fluctuate as a result, until all equipment is sold and the Partnership is liquidated. The Partnership's operations commenced in 1987. Currently, the Partnership is in the latter stages of its operations phase. Results of Operations For the three and nine months ended September 30, 1994, the Partnership recognized lease revenue of $423,582 and $1,523,819, respectively, compared to $530,537 and $1,599,429 for the same periods in 1993. The decrease in lease revenue from 1993 to 1994 was expected and resulted principally from primary lease term expirations and the sale of equipment. In addition, during May 1994, the Partnership re-leased an L1011-100 aircraft, in which it owns a 26.21% interest, to a third party. This re-lease will generate approximately $157,000 in additional lease revenue through November 1994. The Managing General Partner lowered the aggregate amount reserved against potentially uncollectable rents to $60,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1994. This caused an increase in lease revenue of $53,000 or $0.05 per limited partnership unit. It cannot be determined whether the Partnership will recover any past due rents in the future; however, the Managing General Partner will pursue the collection of all such items. Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1994 was $14,515 and $39,260, respectively, compared to $5,496 and $22,504 for the same periods in 1993. Interest income is generated from temporary investment of rental receipts and equipment sale proceeds in short-term instruments. The increase in interest income from 1993 to 1994 is attributable to a greater availability of cash used for investment prior to distribution to the Partners. The amount of future interest income is expected to fluctuate in relation to prevailing interest rates, collection of lease revenue and the proceeds from equipment sales. For the three months ended September 30, 1994, the Partnership sold equipment having a net book value of $324 to existing lessees and third parties. These sales resulted in a net gain, for financial statement purposes, of $41,878 compared to a net gain of $298,685 on equipment having a net book value of $1,632 for the same period in 1993. For the nine months ended September 30, 1994, the Partnership sold equipment having a net book value of $1,307 to existing lessees and third parties. These sales resulted in a net gain, for financial statement purposes, of $103,730 compared to a net gain of $462,967 on equipment having a net book value of $415,812 for the same period in 1993. It cannot be determined whether future sales of equipment will result in a net gain or a net loss to the Partnership, as such transactions will be dependent upon the condition and type of equipment being sold and its marketability at the time of sale. In addition, the amount of gain or loss reported for financial statement purposes is partly a function of the amount of accumulated depreciation associated with the equipment being sold. The ultimate realization of residual value for any type of equipment is dependent upon many factors, including AFG's ability to sell and re-lease equipment. Changing market conditions, industry trends, technological advances, and many other events can converge to enhance or detract from asset values at any given time. AFG attempts to monitor these changes in order to identify opportunities which may be advantageous to the Partnership and which will maximize total cash returns for each asset. The total economic value realized upon final disposition of each asset is comprised of all primary lease term revenues generated from that asset, together with its residual value. The latter consists of cash proceeds realized upon the asset's sale in addition to all other cash receipts obtained from renting the asset on a re-lease, renewal or month-to-month basis. The Partnership classifies such residual rental payments as lease revenue. Consequently, the amount of gain or loss reported in the financial statements is not necessarily indicative of the total residual value the Partnership achieved from leasing the equipment. Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1994 was $273,725 and $874,181, respectively, compared to $457,751 and $1,565,490 for the same periods in 1993. The Partnership depreciates its equipment, on a straight-line basis, to an amount equal to its estimated residual value at the end of its useful life. Typically, useful life corresponds to the primary lease term period associated with each asset. To the extent that equipment is held longer than its expected useful life (beyond the primary lease term period), the Partnership continues to depreciate the equipment on a straight-line basis over its remaining economic life. Interest expense was $5,506 and $21,783 or 1.3% and 1.4% of lease revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1994, respectively, compared to $12,854 and $45,030 or 2.4% and 2.8% of lease revenue for the same periods in 1993. Interest expense in future periods will continue to decline in amount and as a percentage of lease revenue as the principal balance of notes payable is reduced through the application of rent receipts to outstanding debt. Management fees were 5% of lease revenue in each of the periods ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 and will not change as a percentage of lease revenue in future periods. Operating expenses consist principally of administrative charges, professional service costs, such as audit and legal fees, as well as printing, distribution and remarketing expenses. In certain cases, equipment storage or repairs and maintenance costs may be incurred in connection with equipment being remarketed. Collectively, operating expenses represented 20.2% and 8.6% of lease revenue for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively, compared to 4.1% and 5% of lease revenue for the same periods in 1993. The increase in operating expenses in 1994 is due primarily to repair, maintenance, legal, and other costs incurred in connection with the re-lease of an L1011-100 aircraft to a third-party. The amount of future operating expenses cannot be predicted with certainty; however, such expenses are usually higher during the acquisition and liquidation phases of a partnership. Other fluctuations typically occur in relation to the volume and timing of remarketing activities. The relatively low inflation rates in 1994 and 1993 and the economic recession may have caused some re-lease and sale proceeds to be lower than that which may have been achieved in a stronger economic environment. In other cases, the economic recession may have had an adverse effect on the ability of certain lessees to fulfill all of their financial obligations under the leases. These factors will result in the investors achieving a rate-of-return lower than that anticipated at the Partnership's commencement date. Discussion of Cash Flows The statement of cash flows summarizes the cash inflows and outflows from the Partnership's operating, investing and financing activities. The Partnership's largest source of cash is that provided by operating activities. The Partnership's operating activities generated net cash of $1,335,991 and $1,680,392 for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively. The Partnership reflects cash expended for equipment acquisitions and cash provided from equipment sale proceeds under investing activities. In 1994, the Partnership capitalized $18,346 in connection with the upgrade of an L1011-100 aircraft. During the nine months ended September 30, 1994, the Partnership realized $105,037 in equipment sale proceeds compared to $878,779 for the same period in 1993. Financing activities reflect a net cash outflow of $2,062,805 and $2,039,174 for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively. For the period ended September 30, 1993, the Partnership reflected cash inflows from leveraging a portion of the Partnership's equipment portfolio with third-party lending institutions in the amount of $125,631. During both periods, a significant cash outflow for the Partnership resulted from the repayment of notes payable. All long-term financing was provided by third-party lending institutions. All of the Partnership's notes payable are secured by designated equipment and the rental payments received in connection with that equipment. As rental payments are collected, a portion or all of the rental payment is used to repay the associated debt. All debt is structured such that it is fully amortized over the lease term underlying the secured equipment. Principal payments on long-term notes payable for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 were $354,728 and $599,069, respectively. A major outflow of cash is attributable to quarterly cash distributions paid to the General Partners and Recognized Owners. Aggregate cash distributions paid during the nine month periods ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 were $1,708,077 and $1,565,736, respectively. Cash distributions to the Partners consist of both a return of and a return on capital. To the extent that cash distributions consist of Cash From Sales or Refinancings, substantially all of such cash distributions should be viewed as a return of capital. Overall, cash and cash equivalents decreased by $640,123 and increased by $519,997 during the nine month periods ended September 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Liquidity and Capital Resources The Partnership's operations are expected to generate a positive cash flow each year through the final disposition of equipment. However, the future liquidity of the Partnership is greatly dependent upon the collection of noncancellable rents and the residual values realized from remarketing the Partnership's equipment. It is anticipated that cash proceeds resulting from these sources will satisfy the Partnership's future expense obligations. Lease revenues may drop significantly in the final stages of the Partnership's operations phase due to equipment sales and lower rental revenues generated from renewal and re-lease activities. Therefore, as the Partnership approaches its liquidation phase and the final stages of its remarketing activities, it is expected that the level of quarterly cash distributions will fluctuate. Further, the Partnership's future cash distributions will be negatively affected by the bankruptcy of certain lessees referred to in Note 7 to the financial statements in the 1993 Annual Report. The bankruptcy of Affiliated Land Corporation ("Affiliated") will result in the Partnership's loss of any future interest in the residual value of the equipment Affiliated leased from the Partnership. Aggregate program performance will be dependent upon many factors, including the outcome of all legal proceedings, the collection of all future noncancellable rents, and the results of remarketing the Partnership's remaining equipment. During 1994, the Partnership and other affiliated partnerships, executed a renewal lease agreement in connection with an MD-82 aircraft leased by Northwest. Pursuant to the agreement, Northwest will continue to lease the aircraft until July 31, 1997. The Partnership, which owns a 16% interest in this aircraft, will receive an aggregate of $962,529 in lease revenue during the thirty-eight month renewal period. For the nine months ended September 30, 1994, the Partnership declared total cash distributions of Distributable Cash From Operations and Distributable Cash From Sales and Refinancings of $1,708,077. In accordance with the Amended and Restated Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership, the Recognized Owners were allocated 99% of these distributions, or $1,690,995 and the General Partners were allocated 1%, or $17,082. The third quarter 1994 cash distribution occurred on October 14, 1994. AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FORM 10-Q PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings Response: Refer to Note 7 to the financial statements, herein. Item 2. Changes in Securities Response: None Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities Response: None Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Response: None Item 5. Other Information Response: None Item 6(a). Exhibits Response: None Item 6(b). Reports on Form 8-K Response: None SIGNATURE PAGE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and on the date indicated. AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: AFG Leasing Incorporated, a Massachusetts corporation and the Managing General Partner of the Registrant. By: Gary M. Romano Vice President and Controller (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) Date: SIGNATURE PAGE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and on the date indicated. AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS III-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: AFG Leasing Incorporated, a Massachusetts corporation and the Managing General Partner of the Registrant. By: /s/ Gary M. Romano Gary M. Romano Vice President and Controller (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) Date: November 10, 1994