On Aug. 15, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released IRS Notice 2025-42, narrowing the rules for what qualifies as “beginning of construction” (BOC) under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...more
8/19/2025
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Energy Sector ,
Foreign Entities ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
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New Guidance ,
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Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
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Wind Power
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 introduced the Code Section 45Y production tax credit (CEPTC) for facilities that generate clean electricity with zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the Code Section 48E investment tax...more
1/22/2025
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Energy Sector ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added the Section 45V production tax credit for the production of clean hydrogen (Section 45V) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Section 45V provides a credit against...more
1/14/2025
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Final Rules ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Section 45X provides a credit against federal income tax for...more
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit available under Section 30C of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” and such credit, the “Section 30C Credit”), was originally enacted by the...more
9/27/2024
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Automotive Industry ,
CDFI Fund ,
Census Bureau ,
Eligibility ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NMTC ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added Section 6417 to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Under this new section, certain taxpayers may make an elective payment, which will treat certain eligible...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 brought about modifications to the clean vehicle tax credit available under Section 30D of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” and such credit, the “Clean Vehicle...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 made significant modifications and additions to the energy credit available under Section 48 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” and such credit, the “Section...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 introduced significant changes to the renewable energy tax credit landscape. One of the most notable of these changes, in addition to the broader goals of combating climate change and...more
9/11/2023
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Contractors ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Contractors ,
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Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Subcontractors ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added Section 6417 to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Under this new section, certain taxpayers may elect to receive a direct payment in lieu of certain energy...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added Section 6418 to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which allows taxpayers to elect to transfer all or any portion of certain energy tax credits to an...more
On June 1, 2023, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking including proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) regarding the “Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program” established by the...more
6/9/2023
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Energy Storage ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Poverty ,
Proposed Rules ,
Required Documentation ,
Solar Energy ,
Tribal Lands ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wind Power
On October 7, 2022, Treasury issued final and temporary regulations on the income averaging rules for the low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) under Section 42 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the...more
10/10/2022
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Final Guidance ,
IRS ,
Land Developers ,
LIHTC ,
Low Income Housing ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Set-Asides ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
As widely reported, on July 27, 2022 Democratic Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) agreed to a reconciliation bill package titled the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The bill contains...more
8/2/2022
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Carried Interest ,
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Regulatory Authority ,
S-Corporation ,
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