On October 5, 2022, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued six notices requesting comments on various aspects of extensions and enhancements of energy tax benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act. Here is list of, and...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), which was signed into law on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, includes an investment of over $369 billion in energy security and climate change. There has been a lot of discussion...more
On Monday, December 21, 2020, the United States Congress passed a second large stimulus bill (the “Relief Bill”) aimed at curtailing the economic disruptions caused by COVID-19. ...more
1/7/2021
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Wind Power
On December 31, 2020, the US Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2021-05 (the “Notice”), which provides relief for offshore renewable energy projects and renewable projects...more
1/5/2021
/ Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Offshore Wind ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Safe Harbors ,
Solar Energy
Last night, Congressional leaders announced an agreement on a $900 billion COVID relief bill. While the text of the bill has not been released as of this writing, people familiar with the negotiations have indicated that the...more
12/21/2020
/ Biofuel ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Relief Measures ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power
We have published our Legal Update on the Federal Circuit’s opinion in the Alta Wind case involving the calculation of eligible basis for 1603 Treasury cash grant purposes. The 1603 Treasury cash grant rules “mimic” the...more
9/11/2018
/ 1603 Grants ,
Acquisitions ,
Appeals ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Remand ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector ,
Vacated ,
Wind Power
In a recent case, the Tax Court ruled in the taxpayer’s favor as to three California distributed generation solar projects’ eligibility for the energy credit under Section 48 and bonus depreciation under Section 168. ...more
On Thursday, November 2, Republicans in the US House of Representatives released their proposed tax reform legislation, providing for massive alterations to tax law. The proposed legislation would trim tax benefits applicable...more
11/6/2017
/ Automotive Industry ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Reform ,
Wind Power