For businesses investing in innovation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) brings long-awaited relief in how research and experimentation (R&E) costs are treated under Section 174 of the tax code. In addition to permanently restoring immediate expensing for domestic R&E costs beginning in tax years after December 31, 2024, the legislation creates a [...]
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping legislative package that blends tax cuts with funding for defense and immigration, while also scaling back certain social programs. For business taxpayers, the biggest news is the law’s powerful incentives for capital investment and innovation, including [...]
Since its creation under the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005, the §179D deduction has enabled countless building owners and designers to reduce their tax burdens while incentivizing the installation of energy-saving measures in buildings across the U.S. The deduction has been modified several times over the years, and was most recently expanded by [...]
When the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law last year, it brought several welcome changes to the §179D deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings. For example, the new law raised the maximum deduction amount from $1.88 to $5 per square foot, lowered the threshold for qualifying energy efficiency measures, and allowed new categories [...]
For proponents of the §179D deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings, the past two years have yielded some major victories. After being made a permanent part of the tax code in December 2020, the deduction has now been significantly expanded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Signed into law by President Biden on August [...]
As the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns began having a detrimental impact on businesses in 2020, many made the difficult decision to lay off employees, either temporarily or permanently. However, as a way to incentivize businesses to keep employees on the payroll despite uncertain economic conditions, the federal government created a powerful mechanism for financial [...]
With the medical use of cannabis products now legal in 37 states and nonmedical (recreational) use legal in 18 states and the District of Columbia, the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar cannabis industry is poised to continue expanding in the coming years. However, since THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, remains illegal at the federal level as a [...]
Since its creation under the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005, the §179D deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings has undergone a variety of changes—most recently, its long-awaited addition as a permanent part of the tax code in December 2020. After years of frequent expiration and renewal as a tax extender, this was a welcome change [...]
From green building initiatives to creating designs that improve cost efficiency, architects and engineers routinely develop solutions that can enhance quality of life for both their clients and society as a whole. But as they pursue these groundbreaking activities, many architecture and engineering firms overlook the powerful opportunities for tax savings available to them. Specifically, [...]
Created with the goal of fostering innovation and technological advancement in the U.S., the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit—also known as the Research and Experimentation (R&E) Credit or the credit for increasing research activities—saves businesses billions of dollars each year. However, the majority of those savings are claimed by large corporations, with many smaller [...]