EXHIBIT 23

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form
10-K) of American Income Fund I-D, a Massachusetts Limited Partnership, of our
report dated March 30, 2001, on the financial statements of American Income Fund
I-D, included in the 2000 Annual Report to the Partners of American Income Fund
I-D, a Massachusetts Limited Partnership.


                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Tampa, Florida
March 30, 2001