Build a more sustainable impact
Energy incentives are a valuable way for your organization to broaden the impact you have on the environment and your community.
Energy tax credits and incentives can help you offset the cost of building or updating facilities while providing potential savings and a more sustainable organization. However, achieving the full value of potential opportunities means navigating complex tax and building requirements.
From planning and construction to filing and transferability, Wipfli’s nonprofit energy incentives services can help ensure you’re not leaving money behind when completing your project. We can support you in navigating a variety of energy incentives, including:
- 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 comprehensive approach to energy incentives connects you to a wide range of knowledge and experience. With a team including CPA tax professionals, tax attorneys, architects and engineers, we can examine all aspects of your project to help you maximize eligible costs. We also focus on education, helping your organization not just identify opportunities but understand them.
With deep nonprofit experience, we know the unique challenges your organization may face. We’re ready to help you design and execute your project in a way that aligns with your fiscal year and your mission.
How we help you
Working with Wipfli at the earliest stages of your project gives you greater support and guidance in maximizing your potential energy incentives.
Get a clearer outlook on the scope and costs of your project with a Wipfli feasibility study. Our engineers and tax professionals can help you estimate the minimum and maximum tax credits available. We also work with your team to identify potential hurdles impacting your credits, including tax-exempt financing.
Wipfli鈥檚 team of architects and engineers can help you dissect costs and maximize the qualifying components of your energy project. We鈥檙e ready to assist you in preparing for certification, including support for navigating:
- 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 to help you prepare for tax credit filing with the IRS. In addition to navigating Form 990, we can support you in:
- Documentation and study form certification.
- Preparing the necessary tax forms.
- Navigating direct pay.
- Navigating the IRS pre-registration portal system.
Our team
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.
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.
Michael J. Peterson, CPA
Michael Peterson is a senior tax manager specializing in tax-exempt organizations. He works closely with healthcare, traditional nonprofits, private foundations and state chartered credit unions regarding tax planning and compliance. Whether preparing Form 990s, helping set up new tax-exempt organizations, or navigating the complex Internal Revenue Code applicable to tax-exempt organizations, Michael is concerned with providing the highest level of quality and service.
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