On December 3, 2024, the US District Court in the Eastern District of Texas (the Texas Federal Court) granted a nationwide preliminary injunction in favor of certain small businesses, ruling (1) the Corporate Transparency Act...more
12/17/2024
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Business Ownership ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FinCEN ,
Injunctions ,
Popular ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Small Business ,
Suspended Judgment ,
Unconstitutional Condition
On June 28, 2024, Treasury and the IRS filed final regulations regarding the payment and reporting aspects of the stock repurchase excise tax under section 4501 of the Code1 (Buyback Tax) (Final Regulations). The Final...more
7/18/2024
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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
REIT ,
Reporting Requirements ,
RICs ,
Share Buybacks ,
Stock Repurchases ,
U.S. Treasury
On April 25, 2024, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations concerning the definition of domestically controlled qualified investment entities (DC-QIE) (the...more
On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama found that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress’ legislative power. The 53-page opinion...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued the Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards Rule (Access Rule) establishing the framework for access to and protection of beneficial ownership...more
1/8/2024
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Entities ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
On November 17, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) relating to eligible energy property that qualifies for the section 48...more
On August 29, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) on the clean energy prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements...more
9/14/2023
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Contractors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Labor Regulations ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Subcontractors ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on several topics related to tax credit monetization under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA),...more
7/13/2023
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Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Hearing ,
Renewable Energy ,
Semiconductors ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Transfer of Interest ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 29, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Announcement 2023-18 (the Announcement), which provides transitional guidance with respect to the stock repurchase excise tax under section 4501 (the Buyback Tax)....more
On June 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on several topics related to tax credit monetization under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA),...more
7/3/2023
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Energy Sector ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Transfer of Interest ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a package of much-awaited guidance (the Guidance) consisting of (i) proposed regulations addressing the tax credit...more
6/19/2023
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Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Manufacturers ,
Monetization ,
New Guidance ,
Registration Requirement ,
Semiconductors ,
Tax Credits ,
Technology Sector ,
Transfer of Interest ,
U.S. Treasury
On February 13, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (Service) issued Notice 2023-17 (Notice), establishing the 48(e) Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (Program) with respect...more
3/13/2023
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Energy Projects ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
New Guidance ,
Solar Energy ,
Tribal Lands ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wind Power
On February 13, 2023, the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2023-18 (Notice), which establishes the program to allocate $10 billion of tax credits that were added by the...more
2/17/2023
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Manufacturers ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
U.S. Treasury
On December 19, 2022, Treasury announced a timeline for releasing information on certain tax provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). As set forth in the announcement, Treasury will provide the following information...more
Certain companies will soon have to give the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) a look behind the corporate veil. In December 2021, FinCEN issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on one...more
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IRA) into law. Among the provisions of the IRA is a nondeductible 1% excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock (the Buyback...more
On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released the 2023 Fiscal Year Budget (the Budget) followed by the release of the Treasury’s Green Book, which provides explanations of the Biden Administration’s revenue proposals....more
On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released the 2023 Fiscal Year Budget (the 2023 Budget). It is important to note that the Budget assumes the Build Back Better Act (the BBBA) will be enacted as passed by the House...more