On August 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Regulations) regarding the new clean electricity low-income...more
We are pleased to share the August 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
8/29/2024
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
IRS ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Sustainability ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
On May 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released long anticipated Proposed Regulations regarding clean electricity production tax credits and clean electricity investment tax...more
We are pleased to share the June 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
6/26/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Sustainability ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Workplace Violence
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2024-41 (the Notice), providing further guidance on domestic content bonus credit amounts applicable under...more
On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations (the Final Regulations) regarding the election to transfer energy tax credits under Section...more
On April 29, 2024, pursuant to Notice 2024-36, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that they plan to open the second, and potentially final, round of Section 48C(e) Qualifying Advanced...more
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Supplemental Regulations) to supplement the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax...more
4/18/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Regulations) and final regulations (the Final Regulations) regarding...more
3/13/2024
/ Business Taxes ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Projects ,
Final Rules ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
On January 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-20, a notice of forthcoming proposed rulemaking (Notice) regarding the alternative fuel vehicle...more
On December 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Regulations) regarding the Clean Hydrogen Production credit...more
1/2/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
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
On December 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Regulations) regarding the advanced manufacturing production...more
On November 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Regulations) regarding the investment tax credit (ITC) under...more
12/4/2023
/ Energy Sector ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Transfer of Interest ,
U.S. Treasury
On August 29, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking and accompanying frequently asked questions (Proposed Regulations) regarding the...more
9/7/2023
/ Apprenticeships ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
SEC Publishes Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda -
On June 13, 2023, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler announced the release of the SEC’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda (the Regulatory...more
7/28/2023
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Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Delaware ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
IRS ,
Japan ,
Popular ,
Proxy Statements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released two notices of proposed rulemaking regarding the direct payment of certain energy tax credits under Section 6417 of...more
On May 31, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed rules that set forth application and eligibility criteria for the low-income communities bonus credit investment...more
6/8/2023
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wind Power
On May 12, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released long-awaited guidance on the domestic content bonus credit under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Specifically, the IRS released Notice 2023-38 regarding...more
On April 4, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2023-29 (which follows an earlier notice [Notice 2022-51] released in October 2022 soliciting comments on bonus tax credit requirements) regarding certain...more
On October 5, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department (the Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released six notices requesting public comment on the new and expanded energy tax provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of...more