A Word About Wind has published my article about offshore wind in the United States as part of its Legal Power List 2018 special report. The article discusses how offshore wind projects, such as Vineyard Wind,

Many developers of renewable energy projects have experienced higher than expected transaction costs.

In its Finance Quarterly, A Word About Wind has published a brief Q&A between David Burton and its editor Richard Heap. The Q&A touches on a variety of issues related to wind in the US, including tax reform, t

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The equipment leasing and finance industry faces a new tax landscape following the enactment of H.R. 1 (known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) at the end of 2017 (“Tax Reform”).

The production tax credit (PTC) is the force that spurred the U.S. wind industry from an immaterial segment of power generation in the early 1990s to providing the fastest-growing job in America

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David Burton examines the Tax Court’s recent analysis in Leland v. Commissioner, favoring a lawyer’s bid for exception from the passive activity loss rules for his ‘‘material participation’’ of more than...

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The Tax Court’s recent decision in Stough v. Commissioner illustrates the traps for the unwary taxpayer in structuring commercial leases and the consequences of failing to review a tax return prepared by...

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