Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

There is no doubt that the newly announced LEED net zero certification program is aspirational. USGBC announced last week that it will be unveiling the Beta version of a new Net Zero Certification program at Greenbuild in November. Net Zero Carbon Emissions Certification: Projects must achieve a carbon balance of zero.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Cloud’s Airport Industrial Park, an area certified as “Shovel Ready” under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Shovel Ready Site Certification Program.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Corporate Headquarters Credit: Provides a 20% credit based on the cost of the actual portion of the facility dedicated to the headquarters operation or direct lease costs for the first five years of operation. The credit can offset up to 100% of income or license tax liability and the credit may not exceed $500,000 in any one tax year.

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South Carolina Income Liability Leases 40

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APRIL 15, 2014

The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. The credit is available to all types of business entities, including: S corporations, C corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, trust and sole proprietorships.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

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MARCH 21, 2014

It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years. The credit is 20 percent of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

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MARCH 8, 2016

Advanced Energy Deduction & Advance Energy Tax Credit: Receipts from selling or leasing tangible personal property or services that are eligible generation plant costs to a person that holds an interest in a qualified generating facility are deductible from gross receipts and compensating tax. TAX INCENTIVES.

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New Mexico Compensation Income Railroad 40

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JULY 11, 2014

Job Development Credit: South Carolina’s Enterprise Program is substantially different from the state’s other tax incentives because it does not reduce a particular tax liability; instead, it provides companies with funds to offset the cost of locating or expanding a business facility in this state. Tax Incentives.

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South Carolina Income Liability Finance 40