On December 4, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued final regulations [TD 10015] (the “Final Regulations”) for the energy credit available under section 48...more
12/9/2024
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Geothermal Energy ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Interconnections ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Methane ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
As Vinson & Elkins prepares to host its “Energy Transition and IRA Conference” in New York on November 7, 2024 (just two days after the upcoming presidential election), we ask ourselves, where have we been and where might we...more
10/29/2024
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Brokers ,
Energy Projects ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Equity
On June 18, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued final regulations (T.D. 9998) (the “Final Regulations”) regarding compliance with the prevailing wage...more
7/16/2024
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Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Contractors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Penalties ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
On August 29, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing proposed rules governing the prevailing wage and...more
9/6/2023
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Davis-Bacon Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Contractors ,
Good Faith ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Labor Regulations ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
SAM ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage Determinations (WDs)
In a surprising release, on November 29, 2022, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued Notice 2022-61 (the “Notice”) providing initial guidance on the prevailing...more