Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship

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What are PW&A Requirements?

Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, to qualify for increased tax credit or deduction amounts of certain clean energy tax incentives, taxpayers generally need to:

  • Pay laborers and mechanics employed in construction, alteration or repair no less than applicable prevailing wage rates
  • Employ apprentices from registered apprenticeship programs for a certain number of hours

By meeting Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PW&A), taxpayers can increase the base amounts of these incentives by 5 times.

Eligible Energy Incentives

30C - Alternative Fuel Refueling Property Credit
45 - Renewable Electricity Production Credit
45L - New Energy Efficient Home Credit*
45Q - Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration
45U - Zero-Emission Nuclear Power Production Credit*
45V - Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen
45Y - Clean Electricity Production Credit
45Z - Clean Fuel Production Credit
48 - Energy Investment Credit
48C - Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit
48E - Clean Electricity Investment Credit
179D - Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction

* Prevailing Wage ONLY

How Much More Businesses Can Save

Coupling PW&A compliance with the IRA Energy Incentives can increase the credit or deduction by five times. Under Section 48 ITC, a total project cost of $1,000,000 would normally result in a 6% credit of $60,000. Meeting the PW&A requirements, however, will increase this credit to 30%, or $300,000.

PW&A Timeline

IRS introduces the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) August 16, 2022

PWA guidance (Notice 2022-61) published November 30, 2022

Proposed regulations for PWA published August 29, 2023

Final regulations for PWA published June 18, 2024

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