Archive:May 5, 2016

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Treasury Department Issues New Guidance on PTC and ITC

Treasury Department Issues New Guidance on PTC and ITC

Earlier today, May 5, the U.S. Treasury Department released Notice 2016-31 to address certain changes made to the Production Tax Credit (“PTC”) and Investment Tax Credit (“ITC”) in the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (“PATH”) Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-113, Div. Q.  The Notice generally extends the application of the “beginning of construction” and “continuous construction” requirements set forth in Notices 2013-29, 2013-60, 2014-46, and 2015-25, but also creates a few new provisions that apply to renewable energy projects seeking the PTC or ITC after the PATH Act revisions to the Internal Revenue Code.

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