On June 20, 2019, the United States Court of Federal Claims published its long-awaited opinion in California Ridge Wind Energy, LLC v. United States, No. 14-250 C. The opinion addressed how taxpayers engaging in related party...more
6/27/2019
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As of February 9, 2018, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 retroactively extended many energy related credits that expired December 31, 2016. The Act extended the investment tax credit under Code §48 through 2022 (with...more
The tax bill passed by Congress on December 20, 2017, contains many improvements for renewable energy from the original House draft of the tax reform bill, including retaining existing credits and reducing the impact of the...more
A battery storage system added to a pre-existing wind facility is eligible for the investment tax credit, even if the facility has claimed the production tax credit. This is good news for taxpayers considering adding...more
Changes to the energy credits proposed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act could impact the eligibility of renewable energy projects that had been relying on the guidance previously issued by the Internal Revenue Service....more
Key Energy-Related Tax Provisions in the 2017 Budget Proposal -
As in previous proposed budgets, President Obama’s recently released budget proposal for the 2017 fiscal year contains energy-related tax provisions that...more
2/23/2016
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On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 2029) (the Act), which included welcomed extensions to a number of energy tax incentives....more