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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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Viewing Notice 2020-12 Through the Lens of Notice 2013-29 and Notice 2018-59: How is “Beginning of Construction” Guidance for...

In February 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-12, which provides long-awaited guidance on when a “qualified facility” or carbon capture equipment, in each case within the meaning of section 45Q, is considered to have “begun...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

IRS Issues Helpful Guidance for Retirement Plans Under the CARES Act

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2020-50 to provide retirement plans with guidance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The extensive guidance provides helpful...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Can a Virtual Currency Position Be Treated as a Commodity for Tax Purposes?

Some virtual currency units and positions are treated as commodities by the CFTC and US courts. The IRS has told taxpayers that it views convertible virtual currency as property, not foreign currency, for federal tax...more

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IRS Provides Carbon Capture Tax Credit Guidance and Safe Harbor

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On Feb. 20, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-12 and Revenue Procedure 2020-12 regarding carbon capture tax credits (IRC Section 45Q). Notice 2020-12 (the begin construction notice) provides guidance to determine when...more

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Carbon Capture Tax Credit Gets a Boost From IRS Guidance – A Practical Guide for Investors

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the first round of guidance regarding the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration under Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q. This guidance is divided between two documents:...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

IRS Provides Additional Clarity Regarding Donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations - SALT Alert: Alabama Edition

On December 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations... that provide some good news and needed clarification for C corporations, individuals, and S corporations and other...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

IRS Issues Private Letter Ruling Allowing Tax Equity Financing with a Regulated Utility Taxpayer

In Private Letter Ruling 201946007, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allowed a tax equity investor to participate with a regulated utility in a tax equity financing arrangement for wind investments without being subject to...more

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Proposed Hardship Distribution Regulations Mean Changes for 401(k) and 403(b) Plan Sponsors

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Employer-sponsors of certain retirement plans have work to do prior to the end of 2019. Sponsors of Internal Revenue Code ("Code") section 401(k) and 403(b) plans must analyze their plan documents and associated...more

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Guide to the Surprises Lurking in the QOZ Proposed Regulations

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While mid-April is typically associated by most with Tax Day, this year, April 2019, also became the month the highly awaited second round of Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations were issued....more

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The (Poorly Named) “Cadillac Tax” Part Two: IRS Provides Further Guidance in Notice 2015-52

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The so-called “Cadillac Tax” (Internal Revenue Code Section 4980I) applies starting in 2018 and was intended to provide a means to address what were perceived as overly rich employer-provided health benefit plan designs, as...more

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