Videocast: Section 45Q Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) credit
Every few months or so seem to bring new revelations of a Ponzi scheme gone bust. In the aftermath, erstwhile investors often struggle to be made whole again. Fortunately, the federal income tax offers options to help,...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
On February 20, 2020, the IRS issued its first round of guidance regarding the carbon sequestration tax credit found in Section 45Q (the “Section 45Q Credit”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”) in...more
On February 19, 2020, the IRS issued two guidance items concerning the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration (COS) under section 45Q: Notice 2020-12 and Revenue Procedure 2020-12. The new guidance is very similar to IRS...more
Further clarity could help unlock much needed investment for a significant number of delayed projects. - After a two-year delay, the IRS finally issues highly anticipated guidance regarding the carbon capture tax credit...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
The guidance issued on February 19 by the Internal Revenue Service is the type that the carbon capture and storage industry had sought, and will hopefully open up the market for investment by eliminating tax-related...more
On February 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Treasury released the first two pieces of guidance regarding the I.R.C. section 45Q carbon capture and sequestration credit in order to implement...more
In Private Letter Ruling 201946007, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allowed a tax equity investor to participate with a regulated utility in a tax equity financing arrangement for wind investments without being subject to...more
As part of the 2017 tax overhaul, provisions were put in place that allowed those holding property for rental purposes to write off up to a fifth of their rental income for tax purposes. The deduction was included in Code...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) repealed § 958(b)(4) of the Code, which prevented downward attribution of stock ownership from a foreign person to a US person. That repeal has resulted in many foreign corporations being...more
Self-employment creates additional challenges from an income tax perspective. Self-employed individuals must keep careful track of their business expenses so they can properly compute their income. For a professional...more
Certain rental real estate owners are likely resting more comfortably knowing that they may take certain deductions from their federal taxes due to the IRS’ recent finalization of its earlier proposed Revenue Procedure. This...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 22–26, 2019. July 22, 2019: The IRS issued a revenue procedure in which it issued indexing...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 8 – 12, 2019. April 8, 2019: The IRS issued a news release warning taxpayers against...more
The Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction (“QBI Deduction”) generally provides a 20% deduction (or reduction) of a taxpayer’s qualified net business income received from a pass-through...more
In the past few years, the IRS has changed its guidance on whether “management contracts” result in private business use for purposes of the restrictions on use of property financed with tax-exempt bonds. This update...more