BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND VIII, A Limited Partnership


                                 EXHIBIT [32.1]

                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 Financial Tax Credit Fund VIII
(the "Fund") on Form 10-QSB for the period ended December 31, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned, the Executive Vice President, hereby certifies pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

1.   the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund.



                                                    /s/Jenny Netzer
                                                    Jenny Netzer
                                                    Executive Vice President
                                                    MMA Financial, LLC

                                                    Date:  February 14, 2005






A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been
provided to the Fund and will be retained by the Fund and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.