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As we step into the new year, the energy and sustainability landscape continues to shape up. Building on our December analysis, this month we highlight congressional leadership assignments, new legislative initiatives, and...more
The United States recently took another important step in implementing a comprehensive strategy to advance the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen. On June 5, 2023, the Biden-Harris...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, passed by the Senate on August 7, 2022, includes a number of provisions projected to result in significant investments in domestic energy production and manufacturing, and reduce carbon...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) runs 725 pages and includes numerous energy tax provisions aimed at enhancing US energy security. The Act, if enacted, would extend and expand the renewable and alternative...more
Faced with opposition from within his own party, President Biden last week unveiled a new, pared down framework for his “Build Back Better” agenda. Following release of the president’s framework, H.R. 5376 (the “Build Back...more
In this episode Judith Rinearson interviews Mary Baker and Daniel Cohen about the major changes in the U.S. beyond COVID-19 since the election, focusing on the establishment of the new U.S. administration and the initiatives...more
The US Treasury Department and the IRS provided practical administrative rules for the carbon capture and sequestration tax credit. Key Points: ..The IRS finalized the third set of rules in a series of regulatory guidance...more
The US Congress has adopted the first extensive update to US federal energy policies in over a decade in the Energy Act of 2020 (Energy Act), which President Donald Trump signed into law on December 27 as part of the...more
On September 21, the United States Energy Association (“USEA”), on behalf of the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy, released a comprehensive report on the current state of carbon capture, utilization, and...more
The Treasury Department and the IRS recently provided practical administrative guidance for carbon capture and sequestration tax credits, but what are the broader implications for future energy production?...more
In February 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-12, which provides long-awaited guidance on when a “qualified facility” or carbon capture equipment, in each case within the meaning of section 45Q, is considered to have “begun...more
After two decades and $4.5 billion of government investment, the Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) opportunity is at-hand in the United States with the proposed rules being issued by the IRS at the beginning of June, 2020...more
Section 45Q, as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA), provides a substantial tax credit for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide and other carbon oxides. Taxpayers have been awaiting guidance from the...more
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) have issued proposed regulations (REG-112339-19) providing valuable guidance on credits for the sequestration of qualified carbon oxide...more
The Internal Revenue Service on May 28, 2020, introduced proposed regulations detailing how companies can qualify for carbon capture tax credits under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations reflect...more
On May 28, 2020, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 45Q) for the capture, utilization...more
The Treasury Department and IRS recently published proposed regulations implementing the Section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration credit. The regulations clarify some questions about the credit, though many questions...more
On May 28, 2020, the IRS issued proposed regulations regarding carbon capture tax credits under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations provide rules on secure geological storage, credit recapture,...more
The Treasury Department and the IRS provided practical administrative rules for the carbon capture and sequestration tax credit. Key Points: ..These rules are the third in a series of regulatory guidance issued by the IRS...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a long-awaited proposed rule to implement section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code, the statutory provision that creates a tax credit for capturing and sequestering carbon...more
The proposed regulations, released on May 28 and on which taxpayers may currently rely pending finalization, build on prior guidance for carbon capture and sequestration tax credits under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue...more
At long last, the IRS has proposed regulations governing expanded tax credits for capturing carbon oxide (CO) before it enters the atmosphere. More than two years ago, Congress expanded tax credits for carbon capture (known...more
Treasury and the IRS have issued proposed regulations on the revised carbon capture credit under Section 45Q....more
On Feb. 20, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-12 and Revenue Procedure 2020-12 regarding carbon capture tax credits (IRC Section 45Q). Notice 2020-12 (the begin construction notice) provides guidance to determine when...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the first round of guidance regarding the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration under Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q. This guidance is divided between two documents:...more