By Don Marpe Not many years ago, there was a rumor of resurgence in the nuclear industry, and several companies started planning to add additional nuclear plants to their existing fleet. Then came shale oil and fracking. The new abundance of natural gas drove down the costs associated with natural gas generated electricity. This resulted […]
Ron Rowley (BCP Engineers and Consultants, President) attended the 62nd annual NEA gathering in Washington D.C. last month, and he wanted to share some of his thoughts on what was discussed there. You can check the NEA website at www.nei.org and stream some of the presentations to draw your own conclusions. Most of the industry […]
In today’s world, clean energy is not only popular; it is going to be king. The question is a matter of when and how clean energy will rule, not if clean energy will dominate the power industry. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will produce a final ruling on its Clean Power Plan coming this summer, […]
Late last year a Research and Development case highlighted the importance of understanding the subtleties of qualifying software R&D claims. The case, the United States of America vs. Davenport, Civil Action No.: 3:09-CV-2455-L reached judgment in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division of the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the IRS over […]
H.R. 8, “The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,” passed the Senate and the House, with the President signing the bill on January 3, 2013. There were a number of business and energy tax extensions in the bill that included among others the extension and modification of the research (R&E) credit. The R&E credit has […]
Thimble Puller BCP’s Plant Services Division has been working on fine tuning two new products that are immediately available for use by utility clients for their Incore Flux Thimble needs. The first is a lightweight hand tool called the ‘Thimble Puller’. The Puller is a manually operated device that can be used to aid in […]
On June 25, 2010, the U.S. District Court ruled on The Proctor & Gamble Company (P&G) vs. United States of America in favor of P&G. P&G and the IRS have had a long-standing accepted method on Gross Receipts computation as it relates to the Section 41 credit determination. Historically, the accepted method was to treat […]
