On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act. The Act includes significant amendments to tax credits originally enacted and/or amended under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”)...more
Former President Donald Trump has achieved a resounding and historic political comeback, reclaiming the White House four years after his 2020 defeat to President Joe Biden. Now set to serve as the 45th and 47th President,...more
The US$900 billion COVID-19 relief bill signed into law in the waning days of 2020 includes the American Energy Act of 2020, a sweeping package of energy provisions that includes significant new government support for energy...more
In a rare display of bipartisanship, both houses of Congress and President Trump were able to come to agreement in the waning hours of the 2019 congressional session to extend government funding for fiscal year 2020. Included...more
1/9/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Charging Stations ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Federal Funding ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Hydropower ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Natural Resources ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
In a rare display of bipartisanship, after intense last minute negotiations between congressional leadership and the Executive Branch, President Donald Trump signed into law legislation passed last week by Congress to...more
12/23/2019
/ 401k ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Fuels ,
Biodiesel ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Deregulation ,
Distribution Rules ,
Employee Benefits ,
Federal Funding ,
Health Insurance ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Medical Device Tax ,
Medical Devices ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Repeal ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement Plan ,
Tax Benefits ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Extenders ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
The provisions of the new tax law – almost all of which go into effect on January 1, 2018 – represent the most significant revisions to the U.S. tax code that have occurred in 30 years. The Act makes sweeping and major...more
12/27/2017
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Estate Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Like Kind Exchanges ,
Net Operating Losses ,
New Legislation ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
This past week, on 1 December, the Senate voted 51-49 to advance its version of U.S. tax reform legislation. This sets the stage for a conference committee process to occur over the next two weeks, in which the Senate and...more
12/7/2017
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Base Erosion Tax ,
Business Taxes ,
Carried Interest ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Estate Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Payment-In-Kind ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
On September 27, 2017, Republican leaders of the tax reform effort in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the Trump Administration released a "Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code," providing...more
10/2/2017
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Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Estate Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump and Republican Congressional leaders have promised a major reform to the U.S. tax code in 2017. This reform, if anything close to these promises, will have significant implications for the energy...more
On 24 June 2016, the Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady released a sweeping "Blueprint" proposal to reform the U.S. tax code. A critical component...more