Developers of renewable energy projects prior to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) were able to enter into joint ventures and leasing arrangements with other private companies that had a sufficient tax liability...more
8/17/2023
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury
IRS Notice 2023-29 (the “Notice”) provides initial guidance on “energy community” tax credit bonuses. The Notice describes certain relevant rules and concepts that the Treasury and IRS intend to include in forthcoming...more
On December 29, 2022, the IRS and Treasury issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) addressing (1) whether a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) or a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) will constitute...more
On December 27, 2022, the IRS and Treasury issued Notice 2023-2 (the “Notice”), which provides guidance relating to the application of the new excise tax on repurchases of corporate stock (the “Stock Buyback Tax”) under...more
12/30/2022
/ De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Fair Market Value ,
Guidance Update ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Netting Agreements ,
REIT ,
Share Buybacks ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Valuation
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The Act includes multiple tax benefits for hydrogen production, storage and utilization, summarized in the following King & Spalding...more
10/5/2022
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act). The Act includes multiple tax benefits for hydrogen production, storage and utilization, summarized in the following King & Spalding...more
House Passage and President Biden’s Signature Expected This Week -
On Sunday, August 7, following an all-night voting session, the Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by a vote of 51-50. The IRA was...more
8/11/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Air Act ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Drug Pricing ,
Environmental Justice ,
IRS ,
Local Taxes ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Price Inflation ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Tax Reform
On May 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released temporary guidance (Revenue Procedure 2020-19, or “the Revenue Procedure”) on the treatment of certain stock distributions by publicly offered real estate...more
On February 25, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion vacating a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit applying federal common law to determine the allocation of a corporate...more
2/28/2020
/ Affiliated-Business Arrangements ,
Appeals ,
Bob Richards Rule ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Consolidated Tax Returns ,
Federal Common Law ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
IRS ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lack of Authority ,
Parent Corporation ,
Remand ,
Rodriguez v Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Claims ,
Tax Allocation Agreements ,
Tax Refunds ,
Vacated
On December 19th, 2019, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued regulations (the “Final Regulations”) under Section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)[i] finalizing,...more
12/31/2019
/ Capital Gains ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Popular ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Deferral ,
U.S. Treasury
In a recent taxpayer win, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted summary judgment in an $11.5 million refund claim brought by the Mayo Clinic (“Mayo”) on the basis that certain Treasury...more
On May 22, 2019 the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released regulations (the “Final Regulations”) finalizing and making certain technical changes to proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”,...more
5/29/2019
/ Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Dividends ,
Final Rules ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Section 956 ,
Subsidiaries ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) which likely will facilitate (i) the making of loans by foreign corporate subsidiaries to a U.S. parent...more
On January 23, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released Revenue Procedure 2018-12 (the “Revenue Procedure”) detailing a safe harbor that will permit taxpayers to utilize average-price methods for purposes of...more
Managing Decommissioning Risks in Asian M&A Transactions -
By the end of 2026, approximately 134 producing Concessions and Production Sharing Contracts (each, a “PSC”) will have expired in South Asia. It is expected that 900...more
9/15/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Asia ,
Cross-Border ,
Electricity ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hackers ,
IRS ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mergers ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
Take-or-Pay Contracts ,
Tax Reform
On July 26, 2017, the Tax Court issued its opinion in Eaton Corp. v. Commissioner, holding that the IRS’s cancellation of two advance pricing agreements (“APAs”) reached with Eaton Corporation (“Eaton”) was “arbitrary and...more
In Technical Advice Memorandum 2017-29-020 (July 21, 2017) (the “TAM”), the IRS denied claims by two tax equity investors (the “Investors” or each an “Investor”) for renewable energy tax credits on grounds that the...more
In a July 13, 2017 opinion, the United States Tax Court in Grecian Magnesite Mining, Industrial & Shipping Co., SA v. Commissioner refused to follow the long-held IRS position found in Revenue Ruling 91-32 (“the “Revenue...more