On 15 August 2025 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-42 (the Notice), which restricts the methods that developers of wind and solar projects can use to determine whether they have begun construction for...more
President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law on 4 July 2025 in an afternoon signing ceremony at the White House (Pub. L. No. 119-21). Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)...more
7/24/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Foreign Entities ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
New Legislation ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power
On 3 July 2025, the House passed the Senate’s version of H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill formerly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Act). President Trump signed the Act into law on 4 July 2025. The...more
7/15/2025
/ Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Employee Benefits ,
Energy Policy ,
Estate Tax ,
International Tax Issues ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform
On Monday, 16 June 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its version (the Senate Proposal) of the Section 899 retaliatory tax provisions that also are included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Act) that was...more
6/27/2025
/ Budget Reconciliation ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Tax ,
International Tax Issues ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
Executive Summary - Retaliatory tax provisions contained in H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that recently passed the US House of Representatives, if enacted, would drastically impact common cross-border transactions,...more
President Donald Trump has made reducing the size and scope of the federal government a central part of his second-term agenda. Toward that end, in recent days the Trump administration has taken aggressive steps toward...more
5/2/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration
President Trump used his 4 March 2025 address to the joint session of Congress to remind the American public and Congressional leaders that he is serious about adding his imprimatur to the tax code—and in the process adding...more
3/7/2025
/ Budget Reconciliation ,
Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SALT ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
On 3 January 2025, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations (Final Rules) implementing the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit (Section 45V tax...more
1/24/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits
Final Rules Address Eligibility and Process; Proposed Rules Provide Workaround Allowing Tax Exempts to Partner With Others on Projects - The Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently...more
Overview - On Monday, 11 March 2024, the Biden administration released the president’s budget request (PBR) for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), as well as the “Greenbook” containing explanations of the various revenue proposals in...more
3/25/2024
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Capital Gains ,
Excise Tax ,
Federal Budget ,
GILTI tax ,
Green Book ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Policy
Members of the K&L Gates Hydrogen, Power, Tax, and Tax Policy teams speak with Sandi Safro Osborn, Assistant General Counsel of the Edison Electric Institute, about the proposed regulations the Treasury Department and...more
1/18/2024
/ Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Tax Credits
On 22 December 2023, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) released the highly anticipated Proposed Regulations relating to the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit (hydrogen credit) under the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as...more
In this episode, our hosts and other industry leaders discuss the federal and local economic incentives for businesses expanding to the Washington, D.C., region—including the Inflation Reduction Act, Vitality Fund, and...more
On 1 June 2023, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) regarding the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (Program) established...more
Introduction - On 12 May 2023, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance for the domestic content bonus credit under Sections 45, 45Y, 48, and 48E of the Internal...more
On 13 December 2022, European co-legislators (European Parliament and Council of the EU) reached a political deal on the world’s first levy on carbon intensive goods—the so-called Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)....more
On 16 August 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). While not as expansive as the Build Back Better Act, the IRA has the potential to dramatically accelerate the energy transition in the...more
As governments around the world continue to find ways to support the development and emergence of a hydrogen economy, to date the United States has trailed many other countries that have created national strategies and...more
K&L Gates’ government affairs counselor Mary Burke Baker talks with Hydrogen Rising co-host David Wochner about the current state of play on Capitol Hill regarding infrastructure and clean energy legislation, the politics of...more
6/16/2021
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Legislation
In this episode Judith Rinearson interviews Mary Baker and Daniel Cohen about the major changes in the U.S. beyond COVID-19 since the election, focusing on the establishment of the new U.S. administration and the initiatives...more
5/13/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FinTech ,
Information Technology ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular ,
Tax Credits
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (the NDAA) was enacted into law over a presidential veto on 1 January 2021. A portion of the NDAA, the Corporate Transparency Act (the Act), imposes new beneficial ownership...more
On 22 January 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) posted preliminary guidance relating to Shuttered Venue Operator grants (SVO grants). The SVO grant program was enacted by sections 278(d) and 324 of the...more
This guide outlines the tax provisions contained in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), and certain related notices issued by the...more
Amid the headline-grabbing events of 6 January 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury released final regulations under Code1 Section 45Q. Code Section 45Q provides for a U.S. federal income tax credit at varying rates to...more
On 21 December 2020, the shortest day of the year in North America, the U.S. Congress passed a historic stimulus package. Among its more than 5000 pages, the bill includes important, if not quite historic, clean...more