EXHIBIT 32.2

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 Annual Report of Boston Financial Tax Credit Fund VIII (the “Fund”) on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2010  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/Kenneth J. Cutillo                    

                                                                                                     Kenneth J. Cutillo

                                                                                                     Principal Executive Officer and

                                                                                                     Principal Financial Officer

                                                                                                    Arch Street VIII, Inc., as

                                                                                                    General Partner of

                                                                                                    Arch Street VIII Limited Partnership, as

                                                                                                    General Partner of

                                                                                                    Boston Financial Tax Credit Fund VIII,

                                                                                                    A Limited Partnership

                                                                                                   Date:   June 29, 2010

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