The One, Big, Beautiful Bill would significantly limit tax credits for clean energy and manufacturing introduced or expanded under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022....more
5/16/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
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Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
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Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Tax Credits
In one of their final sets of guidance under President Biden, the Department of Treasury and the IRS released proposed regulations for the tax credit under Section 45W, which is available for purchasing electric vehicles for...more
1/27/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Clean Energy ,
Electric Vehicles ,
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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
The Department of Treasury and the IRS have released Notices 2025-10 and 2025-11, outlining intended forthcoming proposed regulations for the Section 45Z clean fuel production credit introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act...more
1/23/2025
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Clean Energy ,
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Renewable Fuel ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations regarding the Section 45Y clean electricity production and Section 48E clean electricity investment tax credits....more
The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations regarding the Section 45V clean hydrogen production credit....more
The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued final regulations regarding the advanced manufacturing production tax credit....more
The Background: The Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") created or enhanced various tax credits for qualifying renewable energy projects. However, a taxpayer loses 80% of otherwise-available IRA credits unless prevailing wage...more
7/5/2024
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Clean Energy ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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IRS ,
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Wage and Hour
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
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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
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Clean Car Standards ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Due Diligence ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Taxes ,
Foreign Entities ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
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Supply Chain ,
Tax Credits ,
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
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Clean Car Standards ,
Clean Energy ,
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Electric Vehicles ,
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Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
IRS ,
Motor Vehicles ,
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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
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued interim guidance outlining forthcoming proposed regulations regarding the domestic content bonus credit available to clean energy projects under the Inflation Reduction Act of...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the "Act"), signed into law by President Biden this month, offers new or expanded tax incentives for buying electric vehicles ("EVs") and using or producing certain environmentally...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (the "Act"), signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022, will significantly impact clean energy. This White Paper contains a summary of the provisions most relevant to the renewable...more
In Short -
The Situation: On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. The Act establishes a new 15% corporate minimum tax (the "CMT") on large U.S. corporations (generally...more
The Act breathes new life into Section 45Q, the federal carbon capture tax credit, available to taxpayers capturing and sequestering qualifying carbon dioxide and other carbon oxides and claimed over a 12-year period. The...more