Invest in a more sustainable future
Energy incentives don’t just help you offset the costs of new building projects. They allow your organization to achieve greater sustainability and more efficient energy usage. However, getting the most from your energy project requires extensive knowledge of both tax and building requirements.
Don’t leave credit opportunities behind when completing your project. From the initial planning stages to navigating filing, Wipfli can help you realize the full potential of your energy tax credit and incentive opportunities, including support for:
- Renewable energy tax credits (solar, combined heat and power, geothermal and wind).
- EV charging stations.
- Electric vehicle tax credits.
- Alternative fuel infrastructure tax credits.
- Section 179D tax deduction for energy-efficient construction.
Why Wipfli?
Wipfli’s government energy incentives team includes CPA tax professionals, tax attorneys, architects and engineers who can look at all aspects of your project to help maximize eligible costs.
With experience in serving state and local government clients, we understand your unique challenges and are ready to help you align your project with your goals and the fiscal year. We also focus on education so that your team goes beyond identifying opportunities to understand impacts and requirements.
How we help you
Engaging Wipfli early in your project helps give you greater support and guidance in maximizing your credits.
A Wipfli feasibility study can give you a clear outlook on the scope and costs of your project. Our team of engineers and tax professionals gives you the perspective to estimate the minimum and maximum tax credits available. We can also help you identify potential hurdles, such as tax-exempt financing, that can impact your credits.
Wipfli combines a team of architects and engineers to help you dissect costs and maximize qualifying components for your energy project.
Our experienced teams help you prepare for certification and navigate:
- Qualification and evaluation of costs for the investment tax credit (ITC).
- Technology-neutral ITC adders and the necessary support, including prevailing wage and apprenticeship, domestic content requirements, energy community requirements and low-income community requirements.
- Computation of estimated value of credit, including any required reductions (if applicable).
- Preparing all the necessary tax forms to claim your credits.
Wipfli brings extensive tax experience in the nonprofit space to help you file your tax credits with the IRS. In addition to 990 filing support, we can assist you with:
- The full documentation and study form certification.
- Preparing the necessary tax forms.
- Navigating direct pay.
- Navigating the IRS preregistration portal system.
Our team
Andrew Seifert
Since joining Wipfli in 2015, Andrew Seifert's focus has been assisting clients with complex tax issues. He specializes in federal and multi-state corporate and partnership tax compliance, accounting methods, tax research, and mergers and acquisitions. Andrew also assists with forensic investigations, loss calculations, contractual disputes, business policy development, regulatory compliance matters and litigation readiness. He is dedicated to assisting the firm's clients with their unique and challenging issues.
Doug Kolker, CPA
With 20 years of experience, Doug Kolker leads Wipfli鈥檚 energy incentives team, focusing on the energy incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. He is also responsible for the overall planning, organization, supervision and completion of client engagements.
Dannielle Lewis, CPA
Dannielle Lewis is a partner in the tax practice, focused on serving clients in the construction and real estate industry. She advises clients on complex tax transactions involving partnership interest exchanges or business sales.
Steven A. Barnes
Steve Barnes is a manager on the cost segregation team with expertise in the engineering approach of cost segregation for both new construction projects and purchased properties. His understanding of construction finances and his ability to analyze construction documents are important assets in the process of cost segregation projects.
George Persekian
George Persekian is a principal in Wipfli鈥檚 nonprofit, government and education practice who always starts with 鈥渨hy.鈥� His passion is to build new relationships and inspire people to be their best. George is always ready to help clients identify areas they can streamline for improvement to maximize their success.
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