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Flaster Greenberg PC

IRS Issues New Guidance For Renewable Energy Tax Credits

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The IRS continues to issue guidelines regarding the tax credit provisions of Sections 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (IRC). The latest notice was issued as Notice 2025-42 on Aug. 15, 2025 (Notice)...more

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Clean Energy Tax Credits: New Guidance on Beginning of Construction for Wind and Solar Facilities

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On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released new guidance on the “beginning of construction” for wind and solar facilities under the clean electricity...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Treasury Guidance Tightens "Beginning of Construction" Standards for Clean Energy Tax Credits, Eliminating 5% Safe Harbor for Wind...

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On August 15, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-42, providing long-awaited guidance on the “beginning of construction” requirements for wind and solar facilities under Sections 45Y and 48E of the...more

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The Roth Mandate Mess: AICPA Asks for Clarity on SECURE 2.0 Catch-Up Contributions

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When Congress passes sweeping retirement legislation, the details often come later—and those details usually come in the form of regulatory spaghetti that plan sponsors and administrators are left to untangle. Case in point:...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Changes Employee Retention Tax Credit Program

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While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act made headlines for tax and spending cuts, it also contains significant changes to the federal government’s treatment of COVID era Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims — many of which...more

BakerHostetler

Analysis of the 2025 Federal Tax Changes Under the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Legislation

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The race to remake portions of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and to prevent expiration of certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions reached completion with Legislation signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

IRS Changes Course on Income Tax Impact of Employee Retention Credit

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On March 20, 2025, the IRS updated its guidance to employers that claimed the employee retention credit (ERC). The updated guidance materially differs from prior IRS guidance of how and when employers should report the income...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Key Highlights of the Section 48 ITC Final Regulations

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Dec. 12, 2024, issued Final Regulations regarding the investment tax credit (ITC) for Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code, including the ITC for energy generation, energy...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Cannabis Trends in 2025

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2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing with many cannabis businesses failing....more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Notifies Thousands of Taxpayers After Personal Information Disclosed

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent thousands of taxpayers a letter, alerting them of an unauthorized inspection or disclosure of their tax return or return information by a former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn....more

The Wagner Law Group

IRS Provides Guidance on Application of SECURE 2.0 Act’s Coverage of Long-Term, Part-Time Employees

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In Notice 2024-73, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance on the application of certain non-discrimination rules to long-term, part-time employees in Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 403(b) plans subject...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Correcting Automatic Enrollment Errors

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The SECURE 2.0 Act made it easier for retirement plan sponsors to correct automatic enrollment errors. As a policy matter, Congress strongly supports automatic enrollment provisions in retirement plans, and making it easier...more

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​​​​​IRS Adjusts Health Flexible Spending Account and Other Benefit Limits for 2025

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On October 22, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2024-40, which increases the health flexible spending account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit to $3,300 for plan years beginning in...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

IRS Finalizes Required Minimum Distribution Regulations

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The IRS recently published its final regulations addressing changes to Tax Code Section 401(a)(9), relating to required minimum distributions (RMDs), under the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019...more

Mayer Brown

Through the Looking Glass: US Internal Revenue Service Finalizes Cryptocurrency Tax Reporting Regulations

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In August 2023, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) proposed regulations to fulfill the Congressional mandate to require US tax reporting of digital asset transactions by brokers and other intermediaries. After evaluating...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

IRS Cannot Offset Taxpayer’s Refund With A Disputed Tax Liability

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Imagine the IRS notifies Taxpayer that they have an outstanding tax liability with respect to Tax Year, and that the agency intends to levy on Taxpayer’s property to collect the allegedly unpaid tax. Taxpayer challenges the...more

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Accidental Termination on Purpose? S Corp Ruling Could Be Huge For QSBS Owners

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Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) is arguably one of the largest “gifts” Congress has given taxpayers by excluding from a shareholder’s gross income the greater of $10 million or 10 times the shareholder’s basis in the...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

IRS Tax Refunds are Lower for Tax Year 2023 Thus Far

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Did you know IRS tax refunds are lower for tax year 2023 thus far when compared to the same point a year ago? While the IRS just began accepting tax returns for tax year 2023 on January 29 of this year, there is already one...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HR 7024: Low-Income Housing Legislation on the Move

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On January 19, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the bipartisan tax legislation, “The Tax Relief For American Families and Workers Act of 2024”. Two proposed changes to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code...more

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House Tax Bill Would Greatly Accelerate Employee Retention Credit Filing Deadlines

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The current draft of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 includes a proposed provision that would dramatically accelerate the deadline to file claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) to January...more

King & Spalding

Guidance on Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit

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The trajectory of the hydrogen sector in the United States hinges on a critical question: what criteria will be used to define the term “clean hydrogen” for tax purposes? As previously outlined in our Field Guide to Clean...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Treasury, IRS Release Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Proposed Regulations

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Dec. 14, 2023, released proposed regulations regarding the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit of the Internal Revenue Code (Proposed Regulations). Comments to...more

BakerHostetler

Digital Asset Broker Regulations Target DeFi Platforms and Payment Processors

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury issued a 282 page notice of proposed rulemaking regarding digital assets and broker reporting on Aug. 26 (the Proposed Regulations), nearly two years after...more

Vicente LLP

US Officially Recognizes Medical Use and Safety of Cannabis: The Top 6 Things to Know About Schedule III and the Process Ahead

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On August 30, 2023, the federal government formally acknowledged the medical use and low potential of abuse for cannabis, with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommending that cannabis be rescheduled to...more

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What the IRS is Saying Lately about the Employee Retention Tax Credit

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The employee retention tax credit (“ERTC”) has garnered a lot of “buzz” lately – both from the IRS and businesses who have either received the credit or are seeking the credit. The buzz is well deserved, as the IRS has...more

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