Tax regulations

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service expect to issue proposed regulations to address the application of the foreign tax credit and related rules.

The Internal Revenue Service's Independent Office of Appeals hopes to improve both service and the experience of its workforce.

The service is sending 20,000 disallowance letters, with more action and a voluntary disclosure program coming.

The rules, which aren't finalized, include measures sought by environmentalists that would require hydrogen-production operations to be powered by wind, solar or other clean-power projects built within the last three years to qualify for a $3-per-kilogram credit.

A short window won't necessarily stop lawmakers from proposing or introducing new legislation, though — if only to position themselves ahead of next November's election.

Among other things, they may unintentionally snare mutual funds, an expert testifies.

The service will postpone the lower threshold, but will phase in a threshold of $5,000 for tax year 2024.

The Treasury and the IRS issued laid out possible regs to update the investment tax credit rules to encompass various forms of renewable energy.

The regulations address new subsections of the law from the SECURE 2.0 Act.

Proposed regulations from the IRS are generally effective beginning in 2024.