The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced initial wage and apprenticeship guidance under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) that applies to taxpayers in order to increase available credit amounts for federal tax incentives, including the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC). The guidance relates to the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements, recordkeeping, and establishing the beginning of construction for federal income tax purposes.

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Photo of Margaret J. Weil Margaret J. Weil

Margaret J. Weil focuses her practice on tax planning and advice for private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financings, and other commercial transactions. She advises domestic and international corporations, partnerships, and high-net-worth individuals on a broad range of tax matters, including domestic and…

Margaret J. Weil focuses her practice on tax planning and advice for private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financings, and other commercial transactions. She advises domestic and international corporations, partnerships, and high-net-worth individuals on a broad range of tax matters, including domestic and cross-border M&A, securities offerings, restructurings, tax compliance, and the federal, state, and international tax developments that affect their transactions and ongoing business operations.

Photo of Braxton Roam Braxton Roam

Braxton T. Roam focuses his practice on energy project finance and taxation. Braxton advises tax equity investors, lenders, developers, and sponsors in the renewable energy space—particularly those relating to wind, solar, biomass, and other emerging technologies—with structuring and closing transactions that rely on…

Braxton T. Roam focuses his practice on energy project finance and taxation. Braxton advises tax equity investors, lenders, developers, and sponsors in the renewable energy space—particularly those relating to wind, solar, biomass, and other emerging technologies—with structuring and closing transactions that rely on federal and state tax incentives. His experience includes matters involving Internal Revenue Code section 48 Investment Tax Credits (ITC), section 45 Production Tax Credits (PTC), section 45Q Carbon Oxide Sequestration Credits, section 1400Z Qualified Opportunity Zones, and the section 1603 Treasury Grant Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, among other federal and state tax incentives.

Photo of John Eliason John Eliason

John Eliason, Global Co-Head of Energy Project Finance, is a highly respected attorney in the field of tax equity. He has spent more than 20 years representing tax equity investors and developers, with a focus on renewable and alternative energy for the last…

John Eliason, Global Co-Head of Energy Project Finance, is a highly respected attorney in the field of tax equity. He has spent more than 20 years representing tax equity investors and developers, with a focus on renewable and alternative energy for the last decade. John has played a pivotal role in the advancement of the renewable energy market. His clients include major financial institutions (tax equity investors and infrastructure funds), solar, wind, and alternative energy developers, as well as leading equipment manufacturers.