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IRS Private Letter Ruling Concludes REMIC Can Hold C-PACE Assessments

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Dechert LLP recently obtained an IRS private letter ruling (“PLR”) on behalf of an asset manager concluding that certain C-PACE assessments are “obligations . . . secured by an interest in real property” for purposes of the...more

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Final Transferability Regulations Address REIT Issues

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On April 25, 2024, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations (T.D. 9993) (the “Final Transfer Regulations”) regarding the transfer election for certain tax credits by eligible...more

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Ameek Ashok Ponda Submits Comments to IRS to Address Favorably REITs Deploying Renewable Energy Infrastructure at their Properties

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On April 16, 2024, Ameek Ashok Ponda, with assistance from Paul Decker, Sarah Wellings and Connie Lee, submitted a comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding his recommendations for the 2024-2025 Priority...more

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Enabling REITs to Deploy Renewable Energy: Toward a Workable Legal Standard

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When Treasury promulgated Treasury Decision 9784, I.R.B 2016-39 nearly a decade ago, the net metering renewable energy safe harbor (Section XI “Renewable Energy”, Subsection A) was welcome guidance that was fit for the time...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Clean Energy Tax Credit Transferability Guidance Issued

On June 14, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued (among other guidance) an expansive set of proposed regulations explaining how taxpayers can monetize 11 green energy tax credits through...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. tax alert: Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act & Private Capital

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On August 16th, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) into law (the “IRA”). Among the most significant provisions in the bill are extensions and expansions of clean energy tax incentives, a...more

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Bracewell Tax Report: February 2018

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) effected sweeping reform across the Internal Revenue Code. This report, and future installments, will discuss this legislation and other important tax guidance, including how such authorities...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Final Regulations Define “Real Property” for REITs: Considerations for Renewable Energy and Transmission Assets

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The recently released final regulations are generally consistent with the 2014 proposed regulations in their treatment of renewable energy and transmission assets, with several useful clarifications provided. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

IRS Creates Narrow Distributed Generation Wind Opportunity for REITs

The IRS has opened the door a crack for real estate investment trusts (REITs) to be the lessors of wind projects. To qualify as a REIT, a corporation must satisfy a series of complicated tests that require the...more

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Proposed Rules Would Offer REIT Status to Certain Solar Assets

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The modified “flow-through” tax treatment afforded to REITs depends on the entity’s ability to meet certain asset and income-based tests, all of which in turn key off of the definition of “real estate.” ...more

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Proposed IRS Rule Could Allow Solar Energy REITs

President Obama announced on Friday several executive actions to advance clean energy. Among them, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will publish new regulations on May 14th clarifying that certain solar generating assets...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"SEC Filing Illustrates Recent REIT Trend: Holding and Financing Renewable Energy Assets"

Sponsors and investors have been paying much attention to the potential use of real estate investment trust (REIT) structures to hold and finance renewable energy assets in a tax-efficient way. A recent SEC filing by Hannon...more

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