21 Feb 2023
Caution! Last EV Charging Station for the Next 200 Miles
Running the cost/benefit analysis of buying electric vehicles (EVs) can be a challenge. Plus, moving from combustion engines to EVs or other clean vehicles may take some planning. Will the credits offered by the Inflation Reduction Act result in a consumer buying surge and a sizable number of EVs and other clean vehicles on the road?
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- Individual Tax. IRS modifies Notice 2023-1 by revising the vehicle classification standard that Treasury and the IRS intend to propose in regulations under I.R.C. § 30D for classifying vehicles as vans, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and other vehicles for purposes of the clean vehicle credit. Notice 2023-16.
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