US: Republican lawmakers tackle clean energy dilemma as significant investments clash with Trump’s skepticism
Republican lawmakers planning to extend US President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, also known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA),” are facing a clean-energy dilemma as significant investments in their districts clash with Trump's skepticism of
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Italy approves tax credit forms for simplified logistics zone investments
Italy’s tax authorities have approved the forms that qualifying enterprises must submit to claim the tax credit for investments in simplified logistics zones (ZLS) under Law Decree No. 202/2024. The regulations are detailed in Protocol No.
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Canada: Quebec announces tax measures in 2025-26 budget
The Canadian province Quebec's finance minister, Eric Girard, delivered the province’s 2025-26 budget on 25 March 2025. The minister unveiled a budget projecting a CAD 13.6 billion deficit, with CAD 2.2 billion allocated for debt repayment and
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Ireland: Department of Finance consults R&D tax credit, potential measures to foster innovation
Ireland's Department of Finance has initiated a public consultation regarding the R&D tax credit and potential measures to foster innovation. A tax credit regime for Research and Development (R&D) was introduced in Ireland in Finance Act
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Canada announces 2025 budgets for New Brunswick, Saskatchewan
Canada’s provincial states New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have announced their budgets for 2025. New Brunswick 2025-16 budget Finance Minister René Legacy presented the provincial 2025-26 budget for New Brunswick on 18 March 2025. It
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Canada extends mineral tax credit to March 2027
Canada's Ministry of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs issued a release on 3 March 2025 proposing to extend the 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for investors in flow-through shares for an additional two years, until 31 March 2027. The
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Netherlands revises definition of exempt investment institutions
The Netherlands’ government issued guidance on changes to the definition of exempt investment institutions (VBI) on 17 January 2025. The guidance outlines tax exemptions and obligations concerning VBIs. It also highlights new rules restricting the
See MoreCanada consults on EV supply chain investment tax credit
Canada's Department of Finance has announced a consultation on draft legislative proposals on 21 February 2025 to implement Budget 2024's Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Investment Tax Credit (EVSC-ITC). Canada’s 2024 Budget announced a
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US: IRS announces safe harbours for commercial clean vehicle credit
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2025-9 on the Section 45W Credit for Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicles and Incremental Cost for 2025. This notice provides safe harbours regarding the incremental cost and retail price
See MoreUS: Michigan enacts R&D credit law
Michigan’s governor has approved the legislation (2023-HNB-5100) on 13 January 2025, which introduces a research and development (R&D) tax credit in Michigan. This new incentive will take effect for tax years beginning on or after 1 January
See MoreUS: Treasury publishes guidance on clean fuels
The US Department of the Treasury has released new guidance on the Clean Fuels Production Credit (section 45Z) on 10 January 2025. Section 45Z provides a tax credit for the production of transportation fuels with lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG)
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Ecuador enacts tax relief measures law, includes tax credit for companies expanding their workforce
Ecuador introduced the Organic Law for Financial Relief and Economic Strengthening of Generations on 9 December 2024, which took effect on the same date. This legislation includes several key measures which includes an income tax credit for
See MoreUS: Treasury, IRS finalise rules on tax credit for clean energy investments
The US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released the final rules for the Section 48 Energy Credit – also known as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), on 4 December 2024. The rules were scheduled to be published in
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Italy approves tax credit model form for SEZ investments in agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Italy’s tax authorities have sanctioned the model form for tax credit required for eligible businesses in the agriculture, forestry, fishery, and aquaculture sectors in the Single Special Economic Zone (Single SEZ). This form is essential for
See MoreUS: Congressional Research Service (CRS) reviews TCJA changes to cost recovery, R&D tax credit
The US Congressional Research Services (CRS) has published a new "In Focus" report, “How the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" (TCJA, P.L. 115-97) Changed Cost Recovery and the Tax Credit for Research” on 13 November 2024. Tax benefits for investments
See MoreUS: Treasury Department finalises rules for expanding clean energy tax credits
The US Department of the Treasury and the IRS, in a press release on 19 November 2024, issued final regulations that will expand the reach of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act by helping entities that co-own clean energy
See MoreUS: Treasury Department’s CDFI Fund to grant USD 10b in NMTC authority for 2024-25
The US Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), on 19 November 2024, released the Notice of Allocation Availability (NOAA) for the next round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC
See MoreItaly introduces tax credit for investments in southern economic zone
Italy issued Ministerial Decree on 18 September 2024, which was published in the Official Gazette on 11 November 2024, outlining the regulations for a tax credit for specific investments in the "Special Economic Zone for Southern Italy—Single
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