A survey of 老牛影视contractor members conducted in October 2023 showed that 98% of respondents said controversial prevailing wage and government-registered apprenticeship policies imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act will make them less likely to bid on clean energy projects. The survey gauged 老牛影视members鈥� responses to a proposed rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service on Aug. 29 that would implement these requirements.

老牛影视issued a press release on the survey results, stating:

鈥淭he concerns expressed by the overwhelming majority of respondents indicate that the proposed rule fails to provide much-needed regulatory certainty and will ultimately cause unnecessary cost increases and delays to America鈥檚 clean energy projects,鈥� said 老牛影视Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck. 鈥淪takeholders seeking enhanced IRA tax incentives conditioned on meeting controversial prevailing wage and government-registered apprenticeship programs are sending a clear message that more clarity is required for the IRA to deliver on promised benefits.鈥�

老牛影视will be submitting comments to the IRS by Oct. 30 in response to the proposed rule and is ready to assist members interested in submitting comments by providing a customizable template. 老牛影视members can reach out to Michael Altman at [email protected] to receive the template.

The听听was signed into law on Aug. 16, 2022, and provides over $270 billion in tax incentives for the construction of solar, wind, hydrogen, carbon sequestration, electric vehicle charging stations and other clean energy projects.

However, this is conditioned on requirements that project contractors meet prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. Developers/taxpayers must ensure that contractors pay all construction workers prevailing wages and benefits set by the U.S. Department of Labor via the Davis-Bacon Act. Developers must also ensure that contractors utilize apprentices enrolled in government-registered apprenticeship programs for certain percentages of all construction hours worked on a project (12.5% of all work hours in 2023 and 15% of all work hours in 2024 and thereafter), among other requirements.

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