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 September 30, 2007 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
the undersigned, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer, 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
     Partnership.


                                        /s/Gary Mentesana
                                         -------------------------------------
                                           Gary Mentesana
                                           Principal Executive Officer and
                                           Principal Financial Officer
                                           Arch Street VIII, LP, as
                                           Managing General Partner of
                                           Boston Financial Tax Credit Fund VIII
                                           A Limited Partnership


                                           Date:  November 14, 2007


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.