Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more
6/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Canada ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
PFAS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability ,
Tax Credits
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides for the transferability of certain renewable energy tax credits, including the investment tax credit (ITC). Although transferability deal volume has certainly increased in the last...more
On May 3, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) released final regulations under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code. The Section 30D regulations provide guidance for the up to $7,500 electric vehicle (EV) tax credit...more
Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more
2/28/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
Over the past several months the US Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been busy issuing regulations and administrative guidance with respect to Section 30D (New Clean Vehicle Tax...more
Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more
7/19/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Affirmative Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greenwashing ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Mergers ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
UK
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides for the transferability of certain renewable energy tax credits, including the investment tax credit (ITC). As preliminary additional guidance was just recently released by the...more
President Biden's New Executive Order on Environmental Justice Broadly Expands Environmental Justice Requirements -
The Biden Administration has issued Executive Order (EO) 14096: Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to...more
On March 31, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations under Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), focusing primarily on the critical mineral and battery component...more
On December 29, 2022, the US Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance relating to the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law 117-169...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Public Law 117-169, created three new electric vehicle (EV) tax credits -
- the clean vehicle tax credit (Section 30D) for consumers;
- the commercial clean vehicle tax credit...more
Key Points -
- As economic pressure intensifies on borrowers, we anticipate debt restructuring and workout transactions will become increasingly necessary. Similarly, dislocations in the debt markets may present...more
Key Points -
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday released Revenue Procedure 2020-26, which is designed to alleviate tax uncertainty related to forbearances and modifications of mortgage loans in response to the...more
On March 27, the United States Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act, and the President signed the bill into law. The CARES Act provides for $2 trillion in economic stimulus and...more
On October 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") under Section 956 that could substantially increase the collateral packages made available by US corporate borrowers...more
11/6/2018
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Financing ,
Dividends ,
Domestic Corporations ,
GILTI tax ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 956 ,
Shareholders ,
Subsidiaries ,
U.S. Treasury
Katten previously alerted our readers to the changes in partnership audit rules [See Katten Advisory, "New Partnership Audit Regime Set to Take Effect in 2018, Proactive Planning Recommended," August 7, 2017]. The Internal...more
On November 2, 2015, Congress passed the new centralized partnership audit regime as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) which is set to take effect for the tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The...more
On February 20, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued additional final and temporary regulations (T.D. 9657) under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 (FATCA) as well as new regulations (T.D. 9658) that...more