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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
Under the final regulations, taxpayers are permitted to produce eligible components using recycled materials. Components which are sold and then later become defective will not be considered defective components for...more
In August 2022, the United States (U.S.) Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), landmark legislation that modified and extended the longstanding 30% investment tax credit (ITC) for solar photovoltaic...more
Welcome to Green Tax, Vol. 2. Each quarter we will provide a recap of some of the important energy tax issues of the last quarter, including court rulings, IRS rulings and guidance, legislative activity, and more. ...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued recent guidance regarding construction of commercial solar energy properties and other qualified energy properties for purposes of claiming the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), the key...more
On August 30, 2016, the IRS issued final regulations that clarify and expand the definition of "real property" for purposes of qualifying as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The final regulations substantially follow...more
The IRS recently issued a Private Letter Ruling (PLR) clarifying that an individual investor in a net-metered community solar project may claim the federal residential Investment Tax Credit (ITC) under Section 25D of the...more
On September 4, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service released a private letter ruling that could have meaningful impacts on the funding and development of certain residential solar developments, specifically community solar...more
The Internal Revenue Service issued a private letter ruling this week to an individual owner of solar panels installed in an off-site net-metered community solar garden. In the Ruling, the Service confirmed the individual’s...more