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We have reported previously on the importance of understanding the coverage and reporting rules of the Affordable Care Act. In particular, Code Section 4980H imposes penalties on large employers for failure to offer minimum...more
The Tax Court’s May 3, 2023, decision in ES NPA Holding, LLC v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2023‑55), upholding a taxpayer’s position to characterize a partnership interest as a profits interest under the “safe harbor” of IRS...more
In Private Letter Ruling 202308010 (PLR 20230810), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determined that a contingent sell-side advisory fee (the Fee) was incurred by the private equity fund majority seller (the PE Seller),...more
Facilities owned by nonprofits and government entities are frequently financed with tax-exempt bonds and managed by for-profit management companies. To avoid tainting the tax-exempt status of the interest payable on...more
Every few months or so seem to bring new revelations of a Ponzi scheme gone bust. In the aftermath, erstwhile investors often struggle to be made whole again. Fortunately, the federal income tax offers options to help,...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to assist the market's transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to alternative reference rates...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Revenue Procedure 2021-20 (Revenue Procedure), providing guidance for taxpayers who received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2020 but did not deduct all of their...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 19, 2021 – April 23, 2021... April 19, 2021: The IRS issued a news release announcing the...more
In May, the IRS issued Notice 2020-32, providing that a taxpayer that receives a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) is not permitted to deduct expenses that are normally deductible under the Code to the...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 16, 2020 – November 20, 2020. November 16, 2020: The IRS released Notice 2020-82...more
In February 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-12, which provides long-awaited guidance on when a “qualified facility” or carbon capture equipment, in each case within the meaning of section 45Q, is considered to have “begun...more
Earlier in the year, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2020-12, which establishes a safe harbor for the allocation of section 45Q credits in so-called “partnership flip structures” and the equity treatment of tax equity...more
The IRS has granted additional relief to Opportunity Zone Funds and their investors, under IRS Revenue Procedure 2020-34 (the Revenue Procedure). This new relief is much more generous than what had been previously granted. It...more
Recent IRS guidance reduces the minimum aggregate amount of cash required for certain distributions of stock and cash to qualify for the dividends paid deduction. In order to enhance liquidity of publicly offered real...more
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
On February 19, 2020, the IRS issued two guidance items concerning the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration (COS) under section 45Q: Notice 2020-12 and Revenue Procedure 2020-12. The new guidance is very similar to IRS...more
The IRS addressed key commercial and technical issues regarding the development and financing of carbon capture and sequestration projects. Key Points: ..The IRS released the first two of three anticipated guidance...more
Further clarity could help unlock much needed investment for a significant number of delayed projects. - After a two-year delay, the IRS finally issues highly anticipated guidance regarding the carbon capture tax credit...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the first round of guidance regarding the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration under Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q. This guidance is divided between two documents:...more
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Treasury and the IRS released initial guidance on the amended Section 45Q carbon oxide sequestration credit on February 19, 2020. Notice 2020-12 and Revenue Procedure 2020-12 provide guidance relating to the beginning of...more
On February 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Treasury released the first two pieces of guidance regarding the I.R.C. section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration credit in order to implement...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 9 – 13, 2019. December 10, 2019: The IRS issued a notice providing that the requirement...more
In Private Letter Ruling 201946007, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allowed a tax equity investor to participate with a regulated utility in a tax equity financing arrangement for wind investments without being subject to...more