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<LEGEND>      This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted
              from the quarter ended  September 29, 1998 Form 10-Q Balance      
              Sheets and  Statements of Operations  and is qualified in its 
              entirety by reference to such financial statements.

</LEGEND>
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<NAME>  American Tax Credit Properties, II L.P.
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