The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released newly proposed regulations regarding the clean electricity production and investment tax credits....more
6/3/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Oil & Gas ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Zero Emission Credits
The Department of Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Energy finalized guidance on the requirements for new and used clean vehicles to be eligible for federal tax credits....more
5/15/2024
/ Automotive Industry ,
Clean Car Standards ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Due Diligence ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Taxes ,
Foreign Entities ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") recently issued important guidance identifying new positions the IRS is considering on critical aspects of tax-free spin-offs, and significantly expanding the information that taxpayers...more
On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") issued proposed regulations and reporting requirements providing further guidance on the non-deductible 1% excise tax that was enacted on August 16, 2022 (as Section...more
5/6/2024
/ Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Excise Tax ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Merger Agreements ,
New Guidance ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Share Buybacks ,
U.S. Treasury
The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on requirements for taxpayers selling clean energy tax credits....more
New proposed Treasury and Department of Energy ("DOE") guidance, issued on December 1, 2023, offers clarity on which vehicles will be disqualified from the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit due to the inclusion of minerals or...more
1/3/2024
/ Automotive Industry ,
Clean Car Standards ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Foreign Entities ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
Proposed regulations addressing new tax reporting requirements for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have been issued by the IRS and Treasury....more
A new program offers rulings in 12 weeks, even absent a showing of business need.
Revenue Procedure 2023-26, issued July 26, 2023, in replacement of a popular 18-month pilot program under Revenue Procedure 2022-10,...more
8/3/2023
/ Annual Filings ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Fast Track Process ,
Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions ,
U.S. Treasury
In Short -
The Situation: With the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "IRA"), Congress created new tax credits and expanded several others to encourage U.S. taxpayers to invest in clean energy and carbon reduction...more
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The Situation: A new nondeductible 1% excise tax imposed on certain stock repurchases (enacted as new section 4501 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act on August 12, 2022) (the "Stock Buy-back Excise Tax")...more
On January 14, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") released Revenue Procedure 2022-10, which establishes a "fast-track processing" pilot program for certain private letter ruling requests that are solely or primarily...more
The IRS recently clarified its position on the U.S. income tax treatment of a hard fork. A hard fork occurs when protocols on a blockchain change, causing a "fork" or splintering of the existing blockchain into two distinct...more