Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Applications Opening Date Announced
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on May 13, 2024, the opening date for applications for the 2024 program year of the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (Bonus Credit Program) under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. Last…
                                                            
                                                            
                                                         
                                                
                                                        
                                                            Tools for Investing Proceeds of Tax-Exempt Bonds
                                                            
                                                                April 17, 2024
                                                                by Ashley Edwards
                                                                
                                                             
                                                            
                                                                In a previous article, we introduced the fundamental concepts of the yield restriction and rebate rules set out in the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations and how tax-exempt bonds may be affected by high interest rates. But, as the saying goes, for every rule there is an exception, and…
                                                            
                                                            
                                                         
                                                
                                                        
                                                            IRS Releases 2024 Procedural Guidance for Solar and Wind Projects in Low Income Communities
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Last week the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Services (IRS) issued procedural guidance for the second year of the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The program created by the Inflation Reduction Act provides an increase…
                                                            
                                                            
                                                         
                                                
                                                        
                                                            Long Awaited Elective Payment Election Final Regulations and Other Guidance Issued by Treasury Department and IRS
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Services (IRS) released final regulations regarding the direct payment election under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), a tax credit monetization opportunity for certain applicable entities such as state and local…
                                                            
                                                            
                                                         
                                                
                                                        
                                                            Solar Projects? It's Time for Governmental and Tax-Exempt Entities to File for Applicable Tax Credits
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                As provided for in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (or IRA), entities not subject to taxation such as cities, counties, municipal utilities, school districts and 501(c)(3) organizations (or tax-exempt entities) can now take direct advantage of tax credits (including the investment tax credit (or…