The Treasury Department and the IRS issued Notice 2024-36 to announce that the second allocation round of the qualifying advanced energy project credit program under Section 48C(e) will commence no later than Tuesday, May 28,...more
The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations interpreting the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements (Labor...more
9/19/2023
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Corrections ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Hours of Service ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
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Penalties ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Program Participation Agreements (PPAs) ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
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Recordkeeping Requirements ,
U.S. Treasury
On February 13, 2023, the Treasury Department and the IRS provided initial guidance regarding the § 48C credit renewed by the IRA. Under § 48C, the IRS may allocate credits for qualified investments in an eligible qualifying...more
On November 30, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2022-61 (the Notice), providing initial guidance on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements applicable to certain provisions of the...more
12/26/2022
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Contractors ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Projects ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
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New Guidance ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Tax Credits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by publishing Notice 2022-61 (the Notice) in the federal register today....more
As we have previously discussed, the CARES Act created the Paycheck Protection Program, pursuant to which employers may be able to obtain loans (“PPP loans”) to help cover business expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under...more
On April 10, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released frequently asked questions (FAQs) to address specific issues relating to the deferral of the employer portion of Social Security taxes under the Coronavirus...more
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), the third and by far the largest stimulus package passed by Congress to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. As discussed...more
4/2/2020
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Employee Benefits ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare ,
Lenders ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Pensions ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief
The IRS and Treasury issued new guidance that supersedes earlier guidance relating to the postponement of the April 15, 2020 tax deadline due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday, the IRS and Treasury announced that both the...more