Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues [Abstract]
Rental income	$ 832,805	$ 833,943	[1]	$ 2,576,243	$ 2,550,931	[1]
Other Income	12,429	9,639	[1]	40,983	39,518	[1]
Revenues	845,234	843,582	[1]	2,617,226	2,590,449	[1]
Operating Expenses [Abstract]
General and administrative	229,387	286,057	[1]	900,994	799,110	[1]
General and administrative-related parties	112,834	109,816	[1]	380,996	426,180	[1]
Repairs and maintenance	70,922	192,140	[1]	372,127	454,770	[1]
Operating	113,555	109,703	[1]	353,428	343,785	[1]
Real estate taxes	25,118	24,712	[1]	75,539	73,688	[1]
Insurance	31,667	30,436	[1]	97,274	92,615	[1]
Financial, principally interest	232,254	219,083	[1]	638,891	631,408	[1]
Change in fair value of rate swap	(10,000)	(3,000)	[1]	(25,000)	(2,000)	[1]
Depreciation and amortization	50,213	146,582	[1]	168,734	439,745	[1]
Total Expenses From Operations	855,950	1,115,529	[1]	2,962,983	3,259,301	[1]
Loss from Operations	(10,716)	(271,947)	[1]	(345,757)	(668,852)	[1]
Discontinued Operation Amount Of Other Income Loss From Disposition Of Discontinued Operations Before Income Tax	124,383	2,398,671	[1]	170,327	5,361,145	[1]
Net Income	113,667	2,126,724	[1]	(175,430)	4,692,293	[1]
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Attributable To Noncontrolling Entity	817	(117)	[1]	(892)	(320)	[1]
Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest	(865,019)	628,344	[1]	865,010	(1,089,405)	[1]
Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest	864,202	(628,227)	[1]	864,118	(1,089,725)	[1]
Net Income Loss Attributable To Independence Tax Credit Plus L.P. IV	977,869	1,498,497	[1]	688,688	3,602,568	[1]
Loss From Operations Limited Partners	(11,417)	(269,112)	[1]	(343,183)	(662,480)	[1]
Income (loss) limited partners from discontinued operations	979,508	1,752,624	[1]	1,024,984	4,229,022	[1]
Net Income Loss Allocated To Limited Partners	$ 968,091	$ 1,483,512	[1]	$ 681,801	$ 3,566,542	[1]
Number Of BACs Outstanding	45,844	45,844	[1]	45,844	45,844	[1]
Loss From Operations Per BAC	(0.25)	(5.87)	[1]	(7.49)	(14.45)	[1]
Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Per BAC	21.36	38.23	[1]	22.36	92.25	[1]
Net Income Loss Per BAC	21.11	32.36	[1]	14.87	77.80	[1]

[1] * Reclassified for comparative purposes.