The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Department of the Treasury last week released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) relating to investment tax credits under Section 48 of the (the “ITC”) of the Internal Revenue...more
12/13/2024
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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
3/12/2020
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On December 20, 2019, the President signed the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 (the “Act”), which extends the current production tax credit (PTC) for wind for an additional year. The Act extends the...more
1/6/2020
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Recognizing that, in some situations, a plan to develop or construct a facility or energy property may raise significant national security concerns, the IRS released Notice 2019-43 (which may be found here) on July 12, 2019,...more
7/16/2019
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The IRS recently issued Notice 2018-59 (the “Notice”) which provides clarification to “beginning of construction” for taxpayers seeking to take advantage of the section 48 renewable electricity investment tax credit (ITC) for...more
7/9/2018
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Early this morning, the House and Senate voted to pass a budget deal that included $17 billion in tax provisions, ending a short overnight government shutdown. The bill (H.R. 1892) extends the investment tax credit (ITC) to...more