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On August 15, the Treasury Department published long-awaited guidance on applicability of “beginning of construction” safe harbors for solar and wind projects under the One Big Beautiful Bill and Executive Order 14315. While...more
On May 3, 2023, the Tax Court released a memorandum opinion in ES NPA Holding LLC v. Commissioner holding that the taxpayer’s indirect receipt of a profits interest in a lower-tier partnership qualified as a non-taxable event...more
The House and Senate are moving forward on several versions of legislation, which are collectively known as the “Secure Act 2.0” because they would build off of the Secure Act, the last major retirement plan legislation...more
Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more
As we discussed in a previous article, the renewable energy industry is experiencing record growth. President Biden’s current initiatives are also expected to provide an additional boost to accelerate future growth in clean...more
On January 19, 2021, the IRS issued Notice 2021-10, further extending relief for qualified opportunity funds (QOF) and their investors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The IRS had provided relief last year in Notice 2020-39, and...more
This week, the IRS issued Notice 2021-10, which extends the June 4, 2020 relief that the IRS previously granted to opportunity zone investors and qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) in response to the ongoing COVID-19...more
Notice 2020-86 (Notice) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides guidance to help interpret and apply certain Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) provisions that impact...more
The IRS recently published Notice 2020-86 (the “Notice”), which provides clarification with respect to certain changes made by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”). In...more
Background - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt project development timelines generally, solar and wind projects that rely on federal income tax credits to obtain financing are particularly sensitive to...more
On February 20, 2020, the IRS issued its first round of guidance regarding the carbon sequestration tax credit found in Section 45Q (the “Section 45Q Credit”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”) in...more
On February 19, 2020, the IRS issued two guidance items concerning the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration (COS) under section 45Q: Notice 2020-12 and Revenue Procedure 2020-12. The new guidance is very similar to IRS...more
Further clarity could help unlock much needed investment for a significant number of delayed projects. - After a two-year delay, the IRS finally issues highly anticipated guidance regarding the carbon capture tax credit...more
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
The guidance issued on February 19 by the Internal Revenue Service is the type that the carbon capture and storage industry had sought, and will hopefully open up the market for investment by eliminating tax-related...more
Treasury issued final Opportunity Zone Regulations on December 19, 2019 (“Final Regulations”). These Final Regulations update the first two rounds of Proposed Regulations (issued on October 29, 2018 and April 17, 2019)....more
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the SECURE Act), signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019, will have a wide-ranging impact on tax-qualified retirement plans and individual retirement accounts,...more
On December 19, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Treasury issued final Qualified Opportunity Zone regulations (the “Final QOZ Regulations”). Subject to the commentary in the Preamble to the Final QOZ Regulations on circular...more
On December 19, 2019, the Treasury Department released final regulations on the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program first enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Final regulations provide additional safe harbors...more
On December 20, 2019, federal legislation approving spending limits for the 2020 fiscal year was signed into law. Included in the legislation is the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the...more
The Treasury Department released final Opportunity Zone regulations on December 19, which combine and clarify the prior two sets of guidance, as well as an FAQ summary....more
On Thursday, December 19th, the U.S. Department of Treasury released the long-awaited final Opportunity Zone Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”). The Final Regulations and explanatory materials that span 544 pages,...more
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