IRS clarifies "binding written contract" definition in renewable energy tax credit begun construction guidance *

USA - April 29 2013
On April 25, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service updated guidance issued on April 15, 2013, that explained how to satisfy the new "begun construction"…

Co-authors: David C. Cho , Thomas H. Warren, Jonathan Goldman, Dorothy B. Franzoni, Amish M. Shah.

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Have you "begun construction"? IRS issues guidance for renewable energy tax credits *

USA - April 16 2013
On April 15, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued much-anticipated guidance that will help developers of wind, solar, biomass and certain…

Co-authors: David C. Cho , Thomas H. Warren, Jonathan Goldman, Dorothy B. Franzoni, Amish M. Shah.

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Fiscal cliff bill provides boost to renewable and alternative energy tax credits and incentives *

USA - January 3 2013
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8) (ATRA) was signed into law on January 2, 2013, to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. ATRA includes…

Co-authors: Thomas H. Warren, Susan G. Lafferty, Beverly J. Rudy, Dorothy B. Franzoni, Amish M. Shah.

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Section 1603 renewable energy Treasury grant program update: IRS and OIG audits and sequestration haircuts *

USA - October 17 2012
Two recent developments may impact Section 1603 renewable energy Treasury grant program awards: (1) audits of grant recipients by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury’s Office of Inspector General (OIG); and (2) a possible 7.6% sequestration haircut on grant awards made after the end of this year.

Co-authors: David C. Cho , Thomas H. Warren, Jonathan Goldman, Dorothy B. Franzoni, Amish M. Shah.

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BOEMRE approves Construction and Operations Plan for Cape Wind project *

USA - April 19 2011
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has approved a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Cape Wind Energy Project planned for offshore Massachusetts.

Co-authors: David L. Wochner.

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