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3 Steps to Help Clients Understand Energy Tax Deductions

Section 179D represents an opportunity for commercial real estate owners to convert their property into a tool for tax deduction. This section of the IRS rules and regulations is aimed at encouraging energy efficient construction and improvements to commercial buildings and residential building of 4 stories or more. Now, while some clients may be content […]

What Can Make Your Property Qualify under Section 179D

As the years have passed, Congress and the U.S. Government have taken a number of steps that promote green construction and energy usage. Over the last few years, this has been done primarily through legislations and provisions designed to benefit people investing in green technology and lower the energy consumption of their properties. One of […]

President Signs Tax Extenders into Law

On the afternoon of Friday, December 18th President Obama signed into law the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015. This Bill includes the extension of the 179D Tax Deduction retroactively for 2015 and all projects placed into service by the end of 2016. As part of the extension, the ASHRAE requirement will be […]

Negotiators have reached agreement on extending Section 179D

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced to Republican lawmakers at a conference meeting late on December 15 that negotiators have reached agreement on a tax-extenders package worth approximately $800 billion. This 2-year package will extend the 179D Tax Deduction retroactively for 2015 and make the incentive current for 2016. In addition to extending the expired […]

179D Extension 2015 update

179D Tax

In some exciting news, on Tuesday July, 21st 2015 , the Senate Finance Committee released “Modifications of the Chairman’s Mark”, which included the extension of and some changes to Section 179D. The modifications made are part of the inclusion of a proposed two-year 179D extension into the base text of SFC’s tax extenders package. The proposed […]

The 179D Tax Break for Energy Efficient Commercial Building

energy efficient commercial buildings tax deduction

In 2005, the Energy Policy Act was signed by President Bush and created a tax deduction for the construction of energy efficient buildings. This tax deduction is falls under Section 179D and offers energy tax incentives for owners, architects, engineers, ESCO’s and contractors of new and existing energy efficient commercial buildings. Section 179D provides tax deductions […]

Catching up on Missed 179D Tax Deductions

179D

In 2005, Congress created the Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction. Taxpayers who placed in service building components exceeding certain efficiency standards between 2006 and 2013 were eligible for a $0.60 to $1.80 per square foot tax deduction. If an eligible taxpayer did not take advantage of the 179D deduction in the year they […]

President Signs Tax Extenders Bill; 179D Tax Deduction officially extended for 2014

179D Write Off

It’s official, on Friday December 19th the President signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (HR 5771). This officially extends the Section 179D Tax Deduction along with over 50 other expired incentives for individuals and businesses retroactively through the end of 2014. 179D Tax Deduction extension specifics               The Tax Increase and Prevention […]

179D Tax Deduction Extended; Tax Extenders Pass in the Senate

With the Senate passing the Tax Extenders Bill (HR.5771) the 179D Tax Deduction has been extended into 2014. The vote was 76 yays to 16 nays currently extending all expired tax provisions retroactively from 12/31/2013 through the end of 2014. The bill will now move onto the President to be formally signed into law. The presidential […]