BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND VII, A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

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 Quarterly Report of Boston Financial Tax Credits Fund VII (the “Fund”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 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 Fund.

/s/Kenneth J. Cutillo

Kenneth J. Cutillo

Principal Executive Officer and

Principal Financial Officer

Arch Street VIII, Inc. as

Managing General Partner of

Boston Financial Tax Credits Fund VII,

A Limited Partnership

Date: November 15, 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.

BOSTON FINANCIAL TAX CREDIT FUND VII LP 10-Q