The existing 179D rules continue through December 31, 2022, with new rules going into effect for property placed in service January 1, 2023. The act increases the 179D deduction while lowering the minimum required savings, and expanding allocations to all tax-exempt entities...
President Biden signed Into Law H.R. 5376, The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The Act extended the 45L credit for homes sold or leased during 2022 with little modification. Thus, residences sold or leased in 2022 would qualify for the 45L credit using the 2021 energy efficiency standards. However, from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2032, the Act significantly changes the 45L Energy Efficient Home Credit with new provisions and requirements. ...
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 made changes to the 45L credit. This legislation provides a higher tier credit of $5,000 for eligible single family and manufactured new homes certified as a Zero Energy Ready under the Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Program....
The IRS Large Business and International Division released an updated Practice Unit for its agents to audit the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction. It confirms that taxpayers can use the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 rather than newer, more strict standards but also could be an indication that the IRS will have added scrutiny on 179D projects. ...
The new smaller version of the proposed Build Back Better legislation includes details that will extend and limit the 45L tax credit to Energy Star and Zero Energy Ready homes. The U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis met on April 7th and heard testimony from the American Public Gas Association, the Alliance to Save Energy, and the...
The Build Back Better Act, if passed, has some significant changes to the 45L Energy Efficient Home Credit (45L Credit) and the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (179D Deduction)....