DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	BOSTON CAPITAL TAX CREDIT FUND II LTD PARTNERSHIP
Entity Central Index Key	0000853566
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	BCTC II
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	0
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012