David Burton
April 16, 2019
Greentech Media (“GTM”) held its renewables financing briefing on March 14, 2019 in New York City. The briefing consisted of presentations from three Wood
Greentech Media’s Renewables Financing Briefing Soundbites
Offshore wind advantages over onshore wind
David Burton
August 20, 2018
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 discu
Tax-Friendly Docs Can Lower Renewable Energy Project Cost
David Burton
June 26, 2018
This article was originally published in Law360 on June 26, 2018. Many developers of renewable energy projects have experienced higher than expected transa
Q&A with A Word About Wind
David Burton
April 16, 2018
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 is
The Impact of Tax Reform: What Equipment Leasing Companies Need to Know
David Burton
January 19, 2018
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
The Dramatic Arc of the PTC
David Burton
October 2, 2017
My article The Dramatic Arc of the PTC was just published in North American WindPower and discusses the history of the production tax credit (PTC) from it
Tax Credit Eligibility of Reflective Roofs to Bolster Solar Production
David Burton
August 1, 2016
Below is a link to my Tax Notes article that discusses three IRS letter rulings involving the investment tax credit eligibility of reflective roofs that bo
The “Right” way to Model the Timing of Recognition of ITC
David Burton
June 2, 2016
Tax advisors working on investment tax credit (ITC) transactions are often asked what is the “right” way to model the timing of the recognition of the ITC
Dominion Takes on Normalization Rules
David Burton
April 2, 2016
Testimony on Feb. 23 to Virginia’s State Corporate Commission from an advisor to the commission described the strategy of Dominion’s Virginia Electric and
IRS Rules on Late Solar Inverted Lease Elections
David Burton
March 21, 2016
In two identical private letter rulings, LTR 201550024 and LTR 201550023, which were made public on December 11, the IRS granted a lessor in an inverted le