EX-16 3 nat4s18kaexh161.txt EXHIBIT 16.1 November 6, 2003 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street N.W. Washington D.C. 20549 Gentlemen: We have been furnished with a copy of the response to Item 4 of Form 8-K for the event that occurred on October 29, 2003, to be filed by our former client, WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund IV, L.P., Series 1. We agree with the statements contained in Item 4 made in response to that Item insofar as they relate to our firm. Very truly yours, BDO Seidman, LLP