On January 10, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2025-10 and Notice 2025-11. Notice 2025-10 summarizes proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) that Treasury and the IRS plan to issue with respect to...more
On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations [TD 10024] (Final Regulations) providing guidance on the Clean Electricity Production Tax Credit...more
The final regulations retain the general framework of the proposed regulations, with some important modifications based upon comments from industry members.
The acquisition and retirement of energy attribute certificates...more
1/9/2025
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Clean Energy ,
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
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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
The proposed regulations provide the initial guidance for new tax credits that go into effect in 2025 for clean electricity facilities using various technologies that achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Under...more
The Final Regulations provide relief with respect to “impracticable-to-trace” battery materials.
The new guidance provides additional detail for the transition rule applicable to qualified manufacturers, including as...more
The final regulations adopt the provisions of the previously proposed regulations with modest modifications and clarifications.
The registration portal for transferring tax credits is open, and no significant changes have...more
5/6/2024
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Final Rules ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Partnerships ,
Passive Activity ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
S-Corporation ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Returns ,
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Under Section 6417 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), “applicable entities” and certain electing taxpayers can elect to treat various renewable energy tax credits as payments against tax, essentially making those credits...more
3/19/2024
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Comment Period ,
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IRS ,
Joint Ownership ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Reform ,
Taxation ,
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The proposed regulations go beyond the use of the GREET model by requiring the use of “energy attribute certificates” (EACs) to prove eligibility for the credit under section 45V of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The use of...more
1/2/2024
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
European Commission ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Zero Emission Credits
The proposed regulations provide important clarity on the distinction between substantial and superficial modification for purposes of determining eligible components produced by the taxpayer, along with guidance as to...more
12/22/2023
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Clean Energy ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Engineering ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
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IRS ,
Manufacturers ,
Minerals ,
Proposed Legislation ,
U.S. Treasury
The proposed regulations add new definitions to clarify what is required under foreign entity of concern (FEOC) compliance.
The Revenue Procedure provides guidance to qualified manufacturers on reporting and other...more
The proposed regulations offer helpful guidance for taxpayers seeking to take advantage of the ITC under IRC section 48.
The proposed regulations add new definitions to clarify the scope of recently added qualifying...more
The proposed regulations under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) expand the definition of “broker” to include anyone who provides facilitative services which effectuate sales.
Not surprisingly, centralized...more
The proposed regulations adopt the Department of Labor’s published rates for prevailing wages for the relevant type of construction in the geographic location of the project.
The proposed regulations provide additional...more
9/12/2023
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Construction Industry ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Penalties ,
Prevailing Wages ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
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The new law generally imposes a 15% alternative minimum tax on book income of corporations with book income in excess of $1 billion.
Public companies will generally be subject to a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks. ...more
8/26/2022
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CFCs ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Excise Tax ,
Financial Statements ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Joe Biden ,
OECD ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Proposed Rules ,
Share Buybacks ,
Shareholders ,
Tax Reform