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Finding Tool for Public Comment Letters Filed Regarding the Direct Pay and Transferability Provisions (§ 6417) and Elective Credit Transfer Provisions (§ 6418) of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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The IRS published Notice 2022-50 on October 10, 2022, calling for public comments on the elective payment and credit transfer provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169, 136 Stat. 2003 (August 16, 2022)) to be filed by November 4, 2022. Over 190 letters were filed in response. These letters contained specific comments and questions which will be available for use by the Treasury and IRS in anticipation of guidance on implementing § 6417 and § 6418.

Baker Botts has prepared this finding tool below that organizes the letters alphabetically by commenter name and lists the topics addressed in each letter.  We reviewed each letter that was filed to develop our summary of the topics covered by that letter.  Recognizing that browsing through the comments on Regulations.gov to find the letters of interest is very cumbersome, this is our contribution to facilitating development of the needed guidance on these new provisions.  With this table, although you cannot do a word search through the text of all the letters, you can search for the letters we have indicated cover a topic of interest (for example, use Control + f to find all letters commenting on “recapture”).  We hope you will find this tool useful.


Commenter Name

Signed By

Topic

Comment Document

26 Organizations

Center for American Progress

Chesapeake Climate Action Network

Clean Air Task Force

Climate Crisis Policy
Earthjustice

Environmental Defense Fund

Evergreen
Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action

GreenFaith
Health Care Without Harm

Healthy Air & Water Colorado

League of Conservation Voters

Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health

Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action

National Wildlife Federation

Natural Resources Defense Council

RMI

Sierra Club

The Climate Reality Project
The Earth Bill Network

Union of Concerned Scientists

Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action

Voices for Progress

WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Western Organization of Resource Councils

Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action

Identification; monitoring; general guidance

26 Organizations
Comments

ACP, ACORE, AEE, SEIA

JC Sandberg

Greg Wetstone

Nat Kreamer

Abigail Hopper

General comments

ACP, ACORE,
AEE, SEIA Comments

Advanced Energy Economy

Nat Kreamer

Eligible entities; tax-exempt entities; documentation; recapture; third-party ownership; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility

Advanced Energy
Economy Comments

Afloat, Inc.

Afloat, Inc.

Documentation

Afloat, Inc.
Comments

Alliant Energy Robert Durian,

Jennifer Janecek
Normalization for public utilities  Alliant Energy Comments

Air Company

Natalia Sharova

Direct Pay timing; Procedures following 5-year Direct Pay period

Air Company
Comments

American Chemistry Council

Kimberly Wise White

General comments

American Chemistry
Council Comments

American Council on Education

American Association of Community Colleges

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

American Council on Education

Association of American Universities

Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities

National Association of College and University
Business Officers

State Higher Education Executive Officers Association

Eligible entities; tax-exempt entities

American Council on
Education Comments

American Council on Renewable Energy

Allison Nyholm

Eligible entities; compliance and enforcement; documentation; alternative minimum tax

American Council on
Renewable Energy Comments

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

Conner Brace

Partnership eligibility; tax-exempt entities; progress expenditures

American Fuel & Petrochemical
Manufacturers Comments

American Petroleum Institute

Aindriu Colgan

Transferability of credits after partial use; estimated payments; project ownership; partnership special allocations; corporate alternative minimum tax

American Petroleum
Institute Comments

American Public Power Association

John Godfrey

Partnership eligibility; eligible entities; time and manner of election

American Public Power
Association Comments

American Public Transportation Association

Ward W. McCarragher

Tax-exempt entities; public transit eligibility

American Public Transportation
Association Comments

Amicus Solar Cooperative

Stephen Irvin

Passive activity rules

Amicus Solar
Cooperative Comments

Amp Americas

Grant Zimmerman

Time and manner or elections

Amp Americas
Comments

Ample Inc.

Ample Inc.

General comments; technology and business model neutral regulations

Ample Inc.
Comments

Anonymous

Shariff Barakat - Akin Gump

Project registration system; procedure for filing transfer election; assignability of credits; income recognition for discount

Anonymous
Comments

Atheva Seth Feuerstein Documentation; fraud and abuse; recapture; reasonable cause defense  Atheva Comments
Attorneys General of MA, CO, DE, IL, ME, MD, MI, NJ, NY, OR, RI, and DC; The CA Air Resources Board; and Ramsey Co., MN, Attorney

Several General Comments Attorneys General of
MA, CO, DE, IL, ME, MD,
MI, NJ, NY, OR, RI, and DC;
The CA Air Resources Board;
and Ramsey Co., MN, Attorney Comments

Avisen Legal, P.A.

Jeremy Kalin

Passive activity rules

Avisen Legal,
P.A. Comments

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Barbara S. de Marigny

Recapture; multi-year agreement; partnership allocations; gross income defined; partial Direct Pay; meaning of cash; 6418 transferee can elect 6417; corporate alternative minimum tax; coordination with 45Q(f)(3) transfers

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Comments

Baker Tilly US LLP Paul H. Dillon Passive activity credits and Sec. 469 Baker Tilly US LLP Comments

Bank of America Corporation

James Carlisle

Partnership eligibility; time and manner for election; recapture; general comments

Bank of America
Corporation Comments

Bingham Court Homeowners Association

Time and manner for election

Bingham Court
Homeowners Association Comments

Black Owners of Solar Services

Ajulo E. Othow

Partnership eligibility; eligible entities; tax-exempt entities

Black Owners of Solar
Services Comments

Blue Rock Renewables

Blue Rock Renewables

More frequent than annual credits; estimated payments; corporation altenative minimum tax; gross income recoginition for discount; partnership eligibility; documentation

Blue Rock
Renewables Comments

bp America, Inc.

Downey Magallanes

Partnership special allocations

bp America,
Inc. Comments

Breakthrough Energy

Breakthrough Energy

Time and manner for election; recapture; credits acquired by election

Breakthrough Energy
Comments

Brown and Caldwell

Brown and Caldwell

Tax-exempt bond financing; documentation;

Brown and Caldwell
Comments

BurCell Technologies, Inc

BurCell Technologies, Inc

General comments; time and manner for election

BurCell Technologies,
Inc Comments

Business Roundtable

Catherine Shultz

Matt Sonnesyn

General comments

Business Roundtable
Comments

California Energy Storage Alliance

Jin Noh, Grace Pratt

Tax-exempt entities; recapture; documentation

California Energy
Storage Alliance Comments

California Solar and Storage Association

Joshua Buswell-Charkow

Excessive payments; time and manner for election; documentation; recapture; alternative minimum tax

California Solar and
Storage Association Comments

Calpine Corporation

Steven Schleimer

Placed in service; transferability after Direct Pay

Calpine Corporation
Comments

Carbon Capture Coalition

Carbon Capture Coalition

Eligible entities; time and manner for election; recapture

Carbon Capture
Coalition Comments

Carbon Utilization Research Council

Shannon Angielski

Partnership with tax-exempt partners eligibility; entity eligibility; estimated payments; time and manner for election; documentation

Carbon Utilization
Research Council Comments

CCCE, CPA, EBCE, MCE, SJCE, and SVCE

Brian Kimball

Ted Bardacke

Nick Chaset

Dawn Weisz

Lori Mitchell

Girish Balachandran

Eligibilty entities; tax-exempt entities; tax-exempt bonds; related party transferability; documentation

CCCE, CPA, EBCE, MCE,
SJCE, and SVCE Comments

Center for Biological Diversity

Center for Biological Diversity

Center for International Environmental Law

Food and Water Watch

Healthy Gulf

Institute for Policy Studies Climate Policy Program

Science and Environmental Health Network

Compliance and enforcement; documentation; environmental justice

Center for Biological
Diversity Comments (1)


Center for Biological
Diversity Comments (2)

 

Center for Public Enterprise

Center for Public Enterprise

Conractors and subcontractors eligibility; partnerships with tax exempt partner; tax exempt entities; time and manner for election; documentation; publish IRS guidance

Center for Public
Enterprise Comments

City and County of Denver

Jonathan Rogers

Eligible entities; tax-exempt entities; tax-exempt bonds; capital leases; time and manner for election; documentation; compliance and enforcement

City and County of
Denver Comments

City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency

Matthew Gonser

Time and manner for election; third-party ownership; calculation of direct pay percentages; energy community definition

City and County of Honolulu Office of
Climate Change, Sustainability
and Resiliency Comments

City of Austin

Allison Wood

Tax-exempt entities; depreciation coordination; compliance and enforcement; documentation

City of Austin
Comments

City of Los Angeles

Lauren Faver O'Connor

Time and manner for election

City of Los Angeles
Comments

Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

Andrew Johnson

Tax-exempt entities

Clean Energy Districts
of Iowa Comments

Clean Energy Group

Shelley Hudson Robbins

Income tax liability requirement for individual taxpayers

Clean Energy
Group Comments

Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition

Shannon Angielski

Partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility; eligible entities; estimated tax payments; penalties; time and manner for election;

Clean Hydrogen Future
Coalition Comments

ClearPath

Matthew Mallioux

Eligible entities; transferability of credits after Direct Pay; related entities transferability; time and manner for election; documentation; excessive payments

ClearPath
Comments

Climate Access Fund

Climate Access Fund

Tax-exempt entities; eligible entities

Climate Access
Fund Comments

Coalition for American Battery Independence

Coalition for American Battery Independence

Partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility; eligible entities; time and manner for election; compliance and enforcement; documentation

Coalition for American Battery
Independence Comments

Connecticut Green Bank

Connecticut Green Bank

Time and manner for election; eligible entities; partnership eligibility; recapture

Connecticut Green
Bank Comments

Controlled Thermal Resources Holdings

Controlled Thermal Resources Holdings

Documentation; excessive credits; multi-year agreements

Controlled Thermal
Resources Holdings Comments

Cook Inlet Region Inc.

Cook Inlet Region Inc.

Partnership eligibility; tax-exempt entities; ANC settlement trust eligibility; time and manner for election; income recognition for sale of credits

Cook Inlet Region
Inc. Comments

Copacity, Inc.

Copacity, Inc.

Bonus payments eligible

Copacity, Inc.
Comments

Corning, Inc.

Tymon Daniels,

Michelle O'Neill

Partnership eligibility; time and manner for election; alternative minimum tax

Corning, Inc.
Comments

Covanta and several local governments

Paula Soos

Progress expenditures; tax-exempt entities

Covanta and several local
governments Comments

Creative Energies

Income qualifications

Creative Energies Comments

CubicPV Inc.

CubicPV Inc.

Time and manner for election; ramp-up period

CubicPV Inc. Comments

Cypress Creek Renewables

Cypress Creek Renewables

Partnership eligibility; definition of "cash"; transferability of credits

Cypress Creek Renewables Comments

Davis Polk

Leslie J. Altus,

William A. Curran,

Ethan R. Goldman

Partnership eligibility; recapture

Davis Polk Comments

Drax Group

Ross McKenzie

Estimated tax payments; transferability window; documentation; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility;

Drax Group Comments

Duke Energy Corporation

Brian D. Savoy

T. Cooper Monroe III

Transferee tax treatment

Duke Energy Corporation Comments

Eavor Inc.

Neil Ethier

Community Choice Aggregations; eligible basis calculation; limitation on number of credits

Eavor Inc. Comments

Edison Electric Institute

Richard F. McMahon Jr.

Gross income determination; tax-exempt entities; alternative minimum tax; partnership eligibility; recapture; documentation

Edison Electric Institute Comments (1)

Edison Electric Institute Comments (2)

Elevate

Anne McKibbin

Applicable entity qualification; third-party ownership; time and manner for election

Elevate Comments

EnCap Investments L.P.

Melissa Standley

Partnership eligibility; tax-exempt entities; documentation and classification

EnCap Investments L.P. Comments

Energy Infrastructure Council

Lori E. L. Ziebart

Eligible entities; partnership eligibility; partnership special allocations; coordination with 45Q(f)(3) transfers

Energy Infrastructure Council Comments

Energy Infrastructure Council
Lori E. L. Ziebart
Formal endorsement of: Navigator CO2, API, and Baker Botts comments  Energy Infrastructure Council Comments

Energy Keepers, Inc.

Brian Lipscomb

Eligible entities - Indian tribal government; time and manner for election; tax-exempt entities; documentation

Energy Keepers, Inc. Comments

Energy States Alliance

Warren Leon,

Vero Bourg-Meyer

General comments

Energy States Alliance Comments

Energy Tax Savers, Inc

Charles Goulding

Jacob Goldman

Time and manner for election; tax-exempt entities; placed in service date; compliance and enforcement; documentation

Energy Tax Savers, Inc Comments

Energy Workforce & Technology Council

Tim Tarpley

General comments

Energy Workforce & Technology
Council Comments

Energy Workforce & Technology Council

Tim Tarpley

General comments

Energy Workforce & Technology
Council Comments

Enphase Energy

Lisan Hung

General comments

Enphase Energy Comments

Equinor Wind US LLC
Equinor Wind US LLC
Partnership allocations and distributions
Equinor Wind US LLC Comments

Equipment Leasing and Finance Association

Ralph Petta

Passive activity rules; placed in service requirements

Equipment Leasing and Finance
Association Comments

Evergreen Action

Sam Ricketts

Time and manner for election; partnership with tax-exempt partners

Evergreen Action Comments

Evergreen Renewables Inc.

Ben Dickson

Passive activity rules; tax-exempt entities; time and manner for election; documentation; compliance and enforcement; recapture

Evergreen Renewables Inc. Comments

Fairstead

Fairstead

Partnership with tax-exempt partners eligibility; entity eligibility; passive activity rules; recapture

Fairstead Comments

Fervo Energy Company

Sarah Jewett

Multiple transferees eligible; limit to number of transferees; Eligibility not limited to qualified investors

Fervo Energy Company Comments

Fidelis New Energy, LLC

Fidelis New Energy, LLC

Time and manner for election; documentation

Fidelis New Energy, LLC Comments

First Solar, Inc.

Mark R. Widmar

Facility-by-Facility eligibility; option for multiple 5-year Direct Pay periods;

First Solar, Inc. Comments

Form Energy, Inc.

Nidhi Thakar

Facility-by-facility eligibility

Form Energy, Inc. Comments

Fort Wayne City Utilities

Fort Wayne City Utilities

Placed in service; partnership eligibility; excessive payments; S corporation eligibility; eligible entities; tax-exempt entities

Fort Wayne City Utilities Comments

Fox, Jacob

Fox, Jacob

General comments

Fox, Jacob Comments

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association

Frank Wolak

Time and manner for election; compliance and enforcement; estimated payments; transferability of credits after partial use; corporate alternative minimum tax; excessive payments

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy
Association Comments

GAF Energy LLC

Louis Feldman

Lucy Zhao

Passive activity rules; At-risk rules

GAF Energy LLC Comments

Game Changer Solar Corp.

Jeffrey Paravano,

Nicholas Mowbray

Facility-by-facility eligiblity; multiple transferees

Game Changer Solar Corp. Comments

GE Vernova

Scott Strazik

Partnership eligibility; multiple transferees eligible; facility-by-facility eligibility; time and manner for election

GE Vernova Comments

General Motors Company

Omar A. Vargas

Procedures following 5-year Direct Pay period; eligible entities; partnership eligibility; documentation; recapture; compliance and enforcement

General Motors Company Comments

GHD

GHD

Time and manner for election; Placed in service date

GHD Comments

Global Infrastructure Investor Association

Lawrence Slade

David Quam

Time and manner for election; tax-exempt entities

Global Infrastructure
Investor Association Comments

Government Finance Officers Association

National League of Cities

National Association of Counties

Emily Brock

Irma Esparza Diggs

Mark Ritacco

Eligible entities; political subdivision definition; time and manner for election

Government Finance Officers
Association

National League of Cities

National Association of
Counties Comments

GRID Alternatives

GRID Alternatives

Time and manner for election; documentation; excessive payments

GRID Alternatives Comments

Growth Energy

Chris Bliley

Time and manner for election; procedures following 5-year Direct Pay period; estimated payments; excessive payments

Growth Energy Comments

Hanwha Q Cells USA Inc.

Andy Munro

Eligible entities; documentation; time and manner of election

Hanwha Q Cells USA Inc. Comments

Hennepin County, Minnesota

Kareem Murphy

Political subdivision meaning; tax-exempt bonds; time and manner for election, place in service definition

Hennepin County, Minnesota Comments

Henson, Jesse Wolf Corsi

Henson, Jesse Wolf Corsi

Tax-exempt entities

Henson, Jesse Wolf
Corsi Comments

Herron, Brendan

Herron, Brendan

Tax-exempt entities; recapture; documentation; compliance and enforcement

Herron, Brendan Comments

Highland Electric Fleets, Inc.

Brendan Beasley

Partnership eligibility; S corpration eligibility; definition of "portion" of credit for transferability

Highland Electric
Fleets, Inc. Comments

Hyundai Motor Group

Robert R. Hood

Christopher Wenk

Eligible entities; transferability of credits after partial use; partnership eligibility; carryback and carryforward; documentation; excessive payments

Hyundai Motor
Group Comments

Indiana Municipal Power Agency

Jack F. Alvey

Tax-exempt entities; time and manner for election

Indiana Municipal
Power Agency Comments

Industrial Energy Consumers of America

Industrial Energy Consumers of America

Multiple transferees eligible; recapture; compliance and enforcement

Industrial Energy Consumers
of America Comments

 Industrial Energy Consumers of America  Industrial Energy Consumers of America  Transferability; recapture; compliance and enforcement Industrial Energy Consumers of
America Comments

Jackel, Monte

Jackel, Monte

Partnership allocations

Jackel, Monte Comments

Jewish Federations of North America

Stephan O. Kline

Tax-exempt entities, time and manner for election; compliance and enforcement

Jewish Federations of
North America Comments

Just Solutions Collective

Multiple signatories

General comments

Just Solutions Collective Comments

Just Solutions Collective

Multiple signatories

Resubmitted with identical content but additional signatories

Just Solutions Collective Comments

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Kim Klopstein

Eligible entities- Indian tribal government; time and manner for election; partnership eligibility; documentation

Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community Comments (1)


Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community Comments (2)


Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community Comments (3)

Large Public Power Council

Large Public Power Council

Political subdivision meaning; tax-exempt bonds; excessive payments, place in service definition; safe harbor for penalties

Large Public Power
Council Comments

LG Group

LGES

LG Chem

LG Group

Time and manner for election

LG Group Comments

Lightsource bp

Alyssa Edwards

Recapture; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility; lease pass-through election

Lightsource bp Comments

Lummi Indian Business Council

Anthony Hillaire

Tribal entities; time and manner for election; compliance and enforcement

Lummi Indian Business
Council Comments

Maine AFL-CIO

Maine AFL-CIO

Time and manner for election

Maine AFL-CIO Comments

Maine Labor Climate Council

Maine Labor Climate Council

Time and manner for election

Maine Labor Climate
Council Comments

Marin Clean Energy

Nathaniel Malcolm

Community Choice Aggregations; documentation; tax-exempt bonds; related party sales

Marin Clean Energy Comments

McDermott Will and Emery

Phil Tingle

Heather Cooper

Time and manner for election; eligible taxpayer transferee; 2022 eligibility

McDermott Will and Emery Comments

Meyer Burger Americas

Ardes Johnson

Related party sales; compliance and enforcement; facility-by-facility eligibility; time and manner for election

Meyer Burger
Americas Comments

Moapa Band of Paiute Indians

Laura Parry

Time and manner or election; partnership eligibility; documentation

Moapa
Americas Comments

Molina Healthcare

George J. Figueroa

Time and manner for election; excessive payments; compliance and enforcement; safe harbors for penalties

Molina Healthcare Comments

Moss Adams LLP

Moss Adams LLP

Time and manner for election; documentation; eligible entities; Indian tribal governments; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility

Moss Adams LLP Comments

Moye White LLP

Allen N. Bradley

James Marlow

Pete Corbett

Eligible entities; passive activity rules

Moye White LLP Comments

NAFA Fleet Management Association

Bill Schankel

Time and manner for election

NAFA Fleet Management
Association Comments

Nancy Kuhn  Nancy Kuhn Applicable entity definition; unrelated business taxable income; applicable taxpayer definition 
Nancy Kuhn Comments

Nareit

Tony M. Edwards

Partnership eligibility; general comments

Nareit Comments

National Grid North America Inc.

Bryan Marcelino

Partnership eligibility and related allocation questions

National Grid North
America Inc. Comments

National Hydropower Association

Michael Purdie

Time and manner for election

National Hydropower
Association Comments

National Multifamily Housing Council and other real estate trade associations

National Multifamily Housing Council

Council for Affordable and Rural Housing

ICSC

Nareit

National Affordable Housing Management Association

National Apartment Association

National Association of Home Builders

National Leased Housing Association

The Real Estate Roundtable

Partnership eligibility; tax-exempt entities

National Multifamily Housing
Council and other real estate
trade associations Comments

National Outdoor Leadership School

Jonathan Williams

Time and manner of election

National Outdoor Leadership
School Comments

National Venture Capital Association

National Venture Capital Association

Time and manner for election; recapture; safe harbor for penalties; documentation

National Venture Capital
Association Comments

Navigator CO2

Jeff Allen

Eligible taxpayers coordination with Section 45Q

Navigator CO2 Comments

Nelson, Elizabeth

Nelson, Elizabeth

Passive activity rules

Nelson, Elizabeth Comments

New Mexico Tax Credit Alliance

Ethan Epstein

Time and manner for election; Carryback and carryforward; eligible taxpayer transferee; Passive activity rules; Income recognition for discount; tax-exempt entities; documentation;

New Mexico Tax Credit Alliance Comments

New Mexico Tax Credit Alliance

Ethan Epstein

Prohibition on transfer

New Mexico Tax Credit Alliance Comments

NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy

Partnership eligibility; special allocations of credit; tax-exempt entities; excessive payments; AMT coordination; recapture; facility-by facility eligibility; compliance and enforcement; affiliated group treatment

NextEra Energy Comments

Northern California Power Agency

Randy S. Howard

General comments

Northern California
Power Agency Comments

Novogradac Renewable Energy Working Group

Tony Grappone

Excessive payments; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility; eligible entities; documentation; compliance and enforcement; recapture; time and manner for election

Novogradac Renewable
Energy Working Group Comments

NYU School of Law Institute for Public Integrity

Meredith Hankins

General comments

NYU School of Law Institute
for Public Integrity Comments

Occidental Petroleum

Jennifer L. Buchanan

Facility-by-facility eligibility; time and manner for election; excessive payments; recapture; documentation

Occidental Petroleum Comments

Oceti Sakowin Power Authority

Jonathan Canis

Tax-exempt eligibility; definition of "applicable credit"

Oceti Sakowin
Power Authority Comments

OCI N.V.

OCI N.V.

Corporation alternative minimum tax

OCI N.V. Comments

Orsted Wind Power North America LLC

Peter Allen

partnership with tax-exempt partner eligibility; corporate alternative minimum tax

Orsted Wind Power
North America LLC Comments

Panasonic Corporation of North America

Jeffrey Werner

Time and manner for election; amount of credit calculation; entity eligibility; excessive payments; facility-by-facility eligibility

Panasonic Corporation of
North America Comments

Paul Hastings LLP

Paul Hastings LLP

Non-US person eligibility; compliance and enforcement; recapture; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility; excessive credits

Paul Hastings LLP Comments

Pechanga Western Electric

Pi-Ta Pitt

Eligible entities- Indian tribal government; time and manner for election

Pechanga Western Electric Comments

Plug Power Inc.

Plug Power Inc.

Third-party verification; documentation; safe harbor

Plug Power Inc. Comments

PRBA - The Rechargeable Battery Association

George A. Kerchner

Option for multiple 5-year Direct Pay periods

PRBA - The Rechargeable
Battery Association Comments

Rainbow Energy Center, LLC

Rainbow Energy Center, LLC

Time and manner for election; eligible entities; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility; documentation

Rainbow Energy
Center, LLC Comments

Renewable Fuels Association

Geoff Cooper

Time and manner for election; facility-by-facility eligibility

Renewable Fuels
Association Comments

Renewable Thermal Collaborative

Renewable Thermal Collaborative

Time and manner of election; restrictions on transfers; compliance and enforcement; documentation

Renewable Thermal
Collaborative Comments

Resources for the Future

Billy Pizer,

Joseph Aldy

General comments

Resources for the Future Comments (1)

Resources for the Future Comments (2)

Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians

Bo Mazzetti

Eligible entities- Indian tribal government; time and manner for election; placed in service

Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians Comments

Rivian Automotive, LLC

Rivian Automotive, LLC

Recapture

Rivian Automotive, LLC Comments

RMI

RMI

Common Defense

Evergreen Action

League of Conservation Voters

Sierra Club

Union of Concerned Scientists

Partnership with tax-exempt partner eligibility; utility normalization; recapture; transferee indemnification

RMI Comments

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Lawrence Luong

Tax-exempt bond financing; documentation; time and manner for election

Sacramento Municipal
Utility District Comments

Salt River Project

Aidan J. McSheffery

Time and manner for election; documentation

Salt River Project Comments

Seneca farms biochar

Seneca farms biochar

General comments

Seneca farms biochar Comments

Shade, Matt

Shade, Matt

Tax-exempt entities

Shade, Matt Comments

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc.

Eligibile entities; transferability after Direct Pay; non-consecutive years use of credits; facility-by-facility elegibility

Siemens Gamesa Renewable
Energy, Inc. Comments

Snell & Wilmer LLP

Marc Shultz

eligible entities - political subdivision

Snell & Wilmer LLP Comments

Solar Energy Industries Association

Sean Gallagher

Credit amount calculation; eligible entities; safe harbor for penalties; recapture

Solar Energy Industries
Association Comments

Solar Energy Manufacturers for America

Solar Energy Manufacturers for America

Transferability after Direct Pay; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility; eligible entities; time and manner for election; documentation

Solar Energy Manufacturers
for America Comments

Solar One

Kate Selden

Anika Wistar-Jones

Tax-exempt entities; time and manner for election;

Solar One Comments

Solar United Neighbors of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Solar United Neighbors of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Eligible entities; pre-approval options; time and manner for election; tax-exempt entities; applicability in Puerto Rico/U.S. territories

Solar United Neighbors of the
Institute for Local Self-Reliance Comments

Solstice Initiative

Solstice Initiative

Time and manner for election

Solstice Initiative Comments

Sonoma Clean Power Authority

Sonoma Clean Power Authority

Community Choice Aggregations; documentation

Sonoma Clean Power
Authority Comments

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

TVA and elective payments

Southern Alliance for
Clean Energy Comments

States of: Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, and Pennsylvania Will Toor,

Katie Dykes,

Hannah Pingree,

Ramez Ziadeh
Applicable entity definition; applicable taxpayer definition
States of: Colorado,
Connecticut, Maine,
and Pennsylvania Comments

Stellantis

Shane Karr

Time and manner for election; documentation; compliance and enforcement; carryback and carryforward

Stellantis Comments

Stephen Cox

Stephen Cox

Carryback rules

Stephen Cox Comments

Strugar, Michael

Strugar, Michael

Time and manner for election; documentation; carryback and carryforward; passive activity loss rules; gross income defined for discount

Strugar, Michael Comments

Sunnova Energy International, Inc.

David Skillman

Recapture exposure a matter for agreement; in absence of agreement transferor bears

Sunnova Energy
International, Inc. Comments

SunPower Corporation

Suzanne Leta

General comments

SunPower Corporation Comments

Sunrun Inc.

Shirley Chin

Tax-exempt entities; passive loss rules; pass-through credits; partnership eligibility; definition of "cash"; alternative minimum tax; definition of “taxpayer” to include tax-exempts; transferees can elect 6417; partnership allocations; guarantee of credits

Sunrun Inc. Comments

Sunstone Credit

Kragie, Alex

Time and manner for election; documentation

Sunstone Credit Comments

Sustainable Westchester

Carmen Santos

Private letter ruling eligible; tax-exempt entities

Sustainable Westchester Comments

Tax Executives Institute, Inc.

Ben Shreck

Partnership eligibility; eligible entities; Alaska Native Corporations eligibility; time and manner for election

Tax Executives Institute, Inc. Comments

Taxpayer for Common Sense

Steve Ellis

Compliance and enforcement; documentation; recapture

Taxpayer for Common Sense Comments

Tennessee Valley Authority

Edward C. Meade

Applicable entity qualification

Tennessee Valley Authority Comments

Tesla, Inc.

Hasan Nazar

time and manner for election; revocation of election; compliance and enforcement; transfer of credits after partial use

Tesla, Inc. Comments

The Hopi Tribe

Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma

Time and manner for election; documentation; Indian tribal government; partnership eligibility

The Hopi Tribe Comments

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Russell D. Wasson

Tax-exempt entities; time and manner of election; partnership eligibility; S corporation eligibility; placed in service definition;

The National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association Comments

The Real Estate Roundtable

Jeffrey D. DeBoer

Partnership eligibility; tax-exempt entities; recapture

The Real Estate Roundtable Comments

Twin Transit

Joe Clark

General comments

Twin Transit Comments

Urban Ingenuity

David Godschalk

Partnership eligibility; multiple transferees eligible

Urban Ingenuity Comments

Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems

General comments

Utah Associated Municipal
Power Systems Comments

Vernon, Walt

Vernon, Walt

Vernon, Walt Comments

Vernon, Walt

Vernon, Walt

Application process; recapture; depreciation

Vernon, Walt Comments

Vernon, Walt

Vernon, Walt

General comments

Vernon, Walt Comments

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Anna-Maria Schneider

BEAT characterization of benefits

Volkswagen Group of
America, Inc. Comments

Walker River Paiute Tribe

Amber Torres

Eligible entities; documentation, time and manner for election

Walker River Paiute Tribe Comments

Windustry

Lisa Daniels

Time and manner for election; documentation

Windustry Comments

Winona Area Public Schools ISD #0861

Annette Freiheit

Eligible entities; tax-exempt entities

Winona Area Public
Schools ISD #0861 Comments

Winthrop & Weinstine PA

Norm Jones

Eligible entities; partnership eligibility; recapture; carryback and carryforward; income recognition for discount

Winthrop & Weinstine PA Comments

Wisconsin Building Trade Council

Wisconsin Building Trade Council

Time and manner for election

Wisconsin Building
Trade Council Comments

Wolfspeed, Inc.

Bradley D. Kohn

Compliance and enforcement; transferability; excessive payments; passive activity rules; time and manner of election

Wolfspeed, Inc. Comments

World Resources Institute

World Resources Institute

Tax-exempt entities; time and manner of election

World Resources
Institute Comments

Zekelman Industries

Michael Graham and Angela Miu

Credit errors; multiple transferees eligible

Zekelman Industries Comments

 

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