The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have published final regulations concerning the low-income communities bonus credit program under Section 48E(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final regulations for two new tax credits under the Internal Revenue Code (Code), established by the Inflation Reduction Act...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final regulations or tax credits for the production of clean hydrogen under Section 45V of the Internal Revenue Code. The industry has...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final regulations for the energy investment tax credit (ITC) under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code, which was...more
New tax guidance explaining how renewable energy projects can qualify for “bonus credits” if they meet U.S. domestic content rules answers significant questions, but also creates a qualification framework that will be...more
Initial guidance for the bonus credit amount for renewable energy projects located in “energy communities” answers numerous questions about how to prove a project qualifies for extra tax credits. The guidance—which is in...more
Historically, only taxpaying entities could take advantage of federal tax credits for renewable energy and other qualifying projects. Tax-exempt entities, such as municipal utilities and rural electrical cooperatives, as well...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) released by U.S. Senate Democrats on July 27, 2022, would dramatically reshape and expand tax credit incentives for a broad range of renewable energy resources and could...more
IRS guidance issued June 29, 2021 extends the deadline by which renewable energy projects (including wind and solar projects) that began construction in 2016 through 2020 may finish construction and qualify for production tax...more
IRS guidance issued June 29, 2021 extends the deadline by which renewable energy projects (including wind and solar projects) that began construction in 2016 through 2020 may finish construction and qualify for production tax...more
Battery energy storage is the most significant development for the electric grid since the explosive growth in renewables deployment over the past decade. Efforts to promote energy storage are moving rapidly throughout the...more
8/20/2018
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Congress has passed the tax reform bill, known as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act", and President Trump signed it into law on December 22, 2017. The Act contains wide-ranging changes to the tax law that affect many industries. ...more
1/5/2018
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Energy Tax Incentives ,
Income Taxes ,
Net Operating Losses ,
New Legislation ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
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Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
We drafted a tax alert that addresses the impact of the much anticipated "Tax Cut and Jobs Act" (H.R. 1) on the energy industry. The complete text of the alert is available here. Below is a brief summary of H.R. 1.
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11/10/2017
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Infrastructure ,
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Public Finance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Solar Energy ,
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Tax Deductions ,
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Wind Power
On May 5, 2016, the IRS released Notice 2016-31, which provides additional guidance on the “start of construction” requirements for the production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC) in lieu of the PTC. Notice...more
7/5/2016
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Biomass ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Hydropower ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
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Renewable Energy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power