SEIA Sheds Light on Tax Treatment of Solar Financing #solarenergy

SEIA Sheds Light on Tax Treatment of Solar Financing | Renewable Energy News Article

renewableenergyworld.com 04 Sep '12, 4pm

SEIA Sheds Light on Tax Treatment of Solar Financing #solarenergy

The tax rules that govern equipment financing are not new, but they may not be familiar to everyone in the solar industry. Equipment leases and similar instruments account for approximately $628 billion of business each year — more than half of all U.S. business investment in capital goods and software — but they are still relatively new to the solar rooftop market. Tax Equity Most solar developers can’t fully use the tax benefits provided to solar projects, and often barter them to institutional buyers in return for capital investment — called “tax equity” — which they can then use to cover the capital cost of their projects. The tax equity investor can claim a tax credit for 30 percent of the purchase price it pays for the system. In many instances, basis for the ITC or 1603 award is calculated on what the IRS terms the fair market value of the project. Tax equity invest...

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