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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.

On April 4, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2023-29 (the Notice), which describes certain rules the IRS intends to include in proposed regulations for qualifying for the energy community

Continue Reading IRS Issues Guidance for Developers, Investors Seeking to Qualify for Energy Community Bonus Credits Under Inflation Reduction Act

The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2023-17 providing guidance on the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program established under Internal Revenue Code Section 48(e) including environmental justice solar and wind capacity

Continue Reading IRS Releases Guidance on the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program for Solar and Wind Facilities

The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2023-18 establishing a program to allocate $10 billion of credits for qualified investments in eligible qualifying advanced energy projects under Internal Revenue Code Section

Continue Reading IRS Establishes a Program to Allocate Credits to Qualifying Advanced Energy Projects

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

Continue Reading Treasury Announces Initial Guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Labor Requirements for Renewable Energy Tax Credits and Incentives