Mini-Charrette on Clean Tax Reform

AGENDA & DISCUSSION

ACEEE, with input from many other Clean Tax Cut Working Group members, has developed a “strawman” proposal for debt-side and equity-side clean tax cuts.  At this mini-charrette, we will review this proposal and discuss a variety of issues both with the proposal and next steps.

For those not able to attend, there is a conference call line set up:

Conf Call Number: 1-712-775-8968
Participant Code: 748457

• Overview of debt-side and equity-side clean tax cuts
• Review of “clean” items included
  • Which items are most important considering desire to have the most impact but keep cost to the US Treasury to moderate levels? Least important?
  • Are there items that should be added or deleted?
  • Item by item review – how do we adequately define each?
• Debt-side cuts
  • Green bonds – what details are needed to make the concept workable?
  • Loans –
    • How can we make this provision workable for the IRS to implement and not be gamed?
    • Do we need to treat small loans differently from large loans?
  • Other issues raised by participants
• Equity-side cuts
  • 25% vs. 50% cuts
  • 5 years vs. full-measure life
  • Do we include past investments or just new investments?
  • Other issues raised by participants
• Next steps
  • Consultation with other experts – who?
  • Analysis on impacts – ACEEE will prepare a template and do first cut on energy efficiency items but who will do for the other items?
  • Legislative strategy
  • Communications strategy

Strawman Proposal | Two Page Summary of Clean Tax Reform Concept | Agenda