The US energy storage industry is experiencing rapid growth, with approximately 3.5 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy storage installed in 2020, which is greater than the aggregate 3.1 GWh of energy storage installed from 2013...more
The US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released anticipated final regulations pertaining to the federal income tax credit for carbon capture projects under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code on...more
1/12/2021
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Carbon Emissions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Projects ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Planning ,
Urban Planning & Development
A new coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill—the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which includes the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (the Act)—was signed into law on December 27. The Act not only...more
1/4/2021
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Energy Projects ,
Green Technology ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
New Legislation ,
Offshore Wind ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Planning ,
Wind Power
The US Congress has adopted the first extensive update to US federal energy policies in over a decade in the Energy Act of 2020 (Energy Act), which President Donald Trump signed into law on December 27 as part of the...more
12/30/2020
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
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Infrastructure ,
New Legislation ,
Nuclear Power ,
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Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits
In our previous LawFlash, we summarized the key provisions of the proposed regulations pertaining to the technical mechanical and associated measurement, reporting, and certification requirements for the Section 45Q credit. ...more
The proposed regulations, released on May 28 and on which taxpayers may currently rely pending finalization, build on prior guidance for carbon capture and sequestration tax credits under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue...more
6/2/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Development ,
Renewable Energy ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Planning ,
Urban Planning & Development
The economic outcome from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is still uncertain but is likely to remain catastrophic in many respects. Of late popular name brands and companies have filed for bankruptcy as stay-at-home...more
Revenue Procedure 2020-22 from the Internal Revenue Service provides helpful flexibility for taxpayers in a real property trade or business. ...more
The Internal Revenue Service has released guidance allowing partnerships subject to amended return filing restrictions enacted under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to amend 2018 and 2019 partnership returns, including in...more
The guidance issued on February 19 by the Internal Revenue Service is the type that the carbon capture and storage industry had sought, and will hopefully open up the market for investment by eliminating tax-related...more
2/21/2020
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Carbon Emissions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Projects ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Qualifying Facility ,
Real Estate Development ,
Renewable Energy ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Safe Harbors ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Equity Partnership ,
Tax Planning ,
Underground Storage Tanks ,
Urban Planning & Development
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on April 2 issued “Initial Guidance Under Section 163(j) as Applicable to Taxable Years Beginning After December 31, 2017” (Notice 2018-28), which announces...more
Notice 2018-13 details the government’s intent to issue regulations addressing additional Section 965 computational issues. The new regulations will clarify, among other things, that US shareholders will be permitted to elect...more
Victims of Hurricane Irma located in areas designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as qualifying for individual assistance now have until January 31, 2018 to file certain federal tax returns and make certain...more
Victims of Hurricane Harvey in some designated areas now have until January 31, 2018 to file certain federal tax returns and make payments....more
The final, temporary, and proposed regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service on October 13 relating to intercompany debt obligations between members of an affiliated group of corporations under Section 385 of the...more
11/3/2016
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Foreign Corporations ,
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Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
REIT ,
S-Corporation ,
Section 385 ,
Stocks
The five-year tax credit extension for wind and solar power facilities is a welcome development for the renewable energy industry in light of recent indications by Congress of a push to end tax credit benefits for wind and...more