The IRS recently issued Notice 2021-05, which provides relief for offshore projects and projects located on federal land related to the beginning-of-construction requirements for the production tax credit under Section 45 of the Code (“PTC”) and the investment tax credit under Section 48 of the Code (“ITC”). The notice provides that an offshore project or a project located on federal land will be deemed to satisfy the continuity safe harbor if the project is placed in service within 10 calen...
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In the wake of COVID-19 and the mass telework directives, the Premerger Notification Office of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) instituted a temporary e-filing system for all filings...By: Stoel Rives LLP
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On March 25, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a memorandum that provided members of the construction industry with additional guidance regarding the Stay Home, Stay Healthy Proclamation (20-25) issued on March 23, 2020 in response to the...By: Stoel Rives LLP
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If you’re currently sheltering in place, hoping to read something to take your mind off the novel coronavirus, well, sorry. Like the rest of the world, COVID-19 is almost the only thing we’re talking about and we, like you, are suffering from...By: Stoel Rives LLP
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In response to COVID-19, the Premerger Notification Office (PNO) at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have implemented a temporary e-filing system for all filings made pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR...By: Stoel Rives LLP
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The year-end federal spending bill, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (“FCAA”), was signed into law on December 20, 2019. Although the media spotlight has focused primarily on provisions affecting retirement plans that were included...By: Stoel Rives LLP
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The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-44 today that provides the 2020 cost-of-living inflation adjustments for certain health and welfare benefit plans. Some of these amounts have been previously released by the IRS. Here are the highlights......By: Stoel Rives LLP
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The Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2005 (the “Bill”) on June 30, 2019, creating a new program of up to 12 weeks of paid medical and family leave benefits (the “Program”) for eligible employees and self-employed individuals who opt-in to the...By: Stoel Rives LLP
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The United States Court of Federal Claims recently released two anticipated opinions, Bishop Hill Energy, LLC v. United States and California Ridge Wind Energy, LLC v. United States, which were issued under seal on January 7, 2019, and are...By: Stoel Rives LLP
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