Below are questions submitted by the audience during our webinar Window of Opportunity: The IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zone Rules. The webinar was on November 2, 2018. Here’s the presentation from...more
12/20/2018
/ Capital Gains ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Investment Funds ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
New Market Tax Credits ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Public Finance ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
State and Local Government ,
Step-Up Basis ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
The new rules address a number of issues that investors and sponsors were waiting for guidance on. The IRS has promised further guidance to address issues that remain in need of clarification.
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10/24/2018
/ Capital Gains ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Opportunities ,
IRS ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
New Market Tax Credits ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Finance ,
Real Estate Development ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
The soundbites are edited for clarity and are organized by topic, rather than in chronological order.
The topics covered include the tax equity, debt and M&A markets, C&I solar, offshore wind, bonus depreciation,...more
9/13/2018
/ Bonus Depreciation ,
Corporate Financing ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Storage ,
Green Bonds ,
Infrastructure ,
Offshore Wind ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Equity ,
Tax Reform ,
Utilities Sector
We have published our whitepaper: Gain Deferral Using Qualified Opportunity Zone Investment Strategies Legal Update. “Qualified Opportunity Zones” are not specific to renewable energy and do not involve tax credits but...more
8/3/2018
/ Capital Gains ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Investment Funds ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
New Legislation ,
New Market Tax Credits ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Public Finance ,
State and Local Government ,
Step-Up Basis ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
Below are soundbites from panelists at Infocast’s Solar Power Finance & Investment Summit from March 19th to 22nd in Carlsbad, CA. It was an extremely well-attended event and the mood of the participants was generally...more
4/26/2018
/ Base Erosion Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Power Grid ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Equity ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has published our article The Impact of Tax Reform: What Leasing Companies Need to Know (subscription required). We are also pleased to be able to make the article available in...more
2/8/2018
/ Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Heavy Equipment ,
Income Taxes ,
Net Operating Losses ,
New Legislation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
On December 22, 2017, the president signed the tax reform bill. It is generally identical to the conference committee bill discussed in our blog post of December 19, and specifically there were no changes with respect to...more
1/5/2018
/ Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Estate Tax ,
Gift Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration