A recent United States Tax Court ruling highlights the importance of thoroughly understanding the requirements of §179D and working with an expert in qualifying and certifying energy-efficient commercial building properties. Project on an Existing Building Edwards Engineering, an Illinois-based company specializing in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system design and installation and […]
Together with §179D having been made permanent as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 this past December, one of the major changes came in the form of more stringent ASHRAE requirements for the qualification of the energy efficient commercial buildings. When the new standards will come into effect is still to be determined, […]
At the end of 2020, the energy tax incentive industry after years of lobbying got a huge win with §179D being made permanent and the one-year extension of §45L Tax Credit (§179D residential little brother). Together, the extension of the legislation also brought some changes to the qualification standards used in order to substantiate the […]