UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                     FORM 8K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 11, 2008

                        Commission File Number: 333-11625

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                       CAPITAL ALLIANCE INCOME TRUST LTD.,
                         A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                                           94-3240473
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(State or other Jurisdiction                              (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                  Identification Number)


  100 Pine Street
  Suite 2450
  San Francisco, California                                      94111
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  (Address of principal executive office)                      (zip code)


                                 (415) 288-9595
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
           Certain Officers.

     On March 11, 2008, the Registrant issued a press release to announce the
resignation of Thomas B. Swartz, Chairman, from the Board of Directors of
Capital Alliance Income Trust and the March 11, 2008 appointment of its new
chairman, Richard J. Wrensen. A copy of this is furnished as Exhibit 99.1



Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit

    Exhibit
     Number         Description of Exhibit
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     99.1           Press release, dated March 11, 2008





                                   SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                      CAPITAL ALLIANCE INCOME TRUST, LTD.,
                         A Real Estate Investment Trust



Dated: March 11, 2008                                 By:  /s/ Richard Wrensen
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                                                      Richard J. Wrensen,
                                                      Chief Executive Officer