LMI Bonus Credits
LMI bonus credits will be hard to claim on 2023 projects the way the Internal Revenue Service plans to implement the program.
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Section 45V Tax Credits: Open Issues
A showdown over standards that must be met to count hydrogen as clean is pitting hydrogen producers against environmental groups and some renewable energy
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New Hurdle for Some European Acquisitions and Tenders
New European Union notification and approval requirements will hit public tenders valued over €250 million and acquisitions of EU businesses with more tha
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Rising Solar Insurance Premiums and Shrinking Coverage
Property insurance premiums are up 15% to 45% across the solar industry and are becoming a major concern for developers, investors and construction ...
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Environmental Update
The White House Council on Environmental Quality, or CEQ, released interim guidance for how federal agencies should assess climate change effects ...
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Stimulus With Bottlenecks
The Inflation Reduction Act is stimulating demand at the same time that developers are running into multiple bottlenecks.
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Cost of Capital: 2023 Outlook
Yields on 10-year and 30-year Treasuries are above 4% for the first time since 2007, up from only 1.9% a year ago. The futures markets shows investors ...
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Cryptocurrency Contributions
Charitable contributions made in cryptocurrency cannot be deducted without an appraisal to establish how much the cryptocurrency is worth.
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Applying for Section 48C Tax Credits
Manufacturing angling for some of the $10 billion in tax credits that the Inflation Reduction Act authorizes to encourage construction of new US factories
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EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
The Inflation Reduction Act establishes a $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund at the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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Transferability: Selling Tax Credits
The US Treasury is expected to issue guidance about direct sales of federal tax credits by the second quarter this year.
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Make-Whole Provisions and Bankruptcy
Make-whole provisions may be unenforceable where a bankrupt company is trying to restructure its debts and reemerge from bankruptcy.
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Washington Policy Outlook
Tom West, deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for tax policy, told the 18th annual renewable energy law conference at the University of Texas ...
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March 2023
IN THIS ISSUE Stimulus With Bottlenecks The Inflation Reduction Act is stimulating demand at the same time that developers are running into multiple bottle
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Anti-Circumvention Duties and Solar Panels
The Commerce Department said this morning that it made a preliminary decision to impose anti-circumvention duties on solar panels produced in Vietnam, Mal
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