On December 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing additional guidance to taxpayers on the advanced...more
On November 17, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued proposed regulations [REG-132569-17] regarding the definition of “energy property” and related rules...more
On August 29, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing proposed rules governing the prevailing wage and...more
9/6/2023
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Davis-Bacon Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Contractors ,
Good Faith ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Labor Regulations ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
SAM ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage Determinations (WDs)
On August 10, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”)1 providing additional guidance to taxpayers on the “Low-Income...more
Taxpayers have anxiously been awaiting clarity on energy community status based on the 2022 unemployment rates to establish location in an energy community through metropolitan statistical area (“MSA”) or non-metropolitan...more
On June 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued proposed regulations and temporary regulations regarding the direct pay election1 for certain tax credits...more
On June 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued proposed and temporary regulations regarding the transfer elections for certain tax credits available...more
On May 31, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued Proposed Treasury Regulations 110412-23 (the “Proposed Regulations”), providing additional guidance on...more
On May 12, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2023-38 (the “Notice”), providing guidance on the rules taxpayers must satisfy to qualify for the...more
5/15/2023
/ Buy American Act ,
Domestic Corporations ,
Energy Projects ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
In what appears to have been an update to previously released guidance, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) posted an unexpected update to Notice 2023-29 (the “Notice”)...more
4/11/2023
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Coal Mines ,
Energy Projects ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Unemployment
On April 4, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2023-29 (the “Notice”) providing guidance on the energy community bonus credit available under sections 45,...more
On February 13, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”), along with the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) and the Department of Energy (the “DOE”), issued Notice 2023-18 (the “Notice”), establishing a program...more
In a surprising release, on November 29, 2022, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued Notice 2022-61 (the “Notice”) providing initial guidance on the prevailing...more
On June 29, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued IRS Notice 2021-41 (the “Notice”), which extends the “Continuity Safe Harbor” for renewable energy projects that qualify for production tax credits under Section...more