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           The Cost Segregation Specialist

45L CERTIFICATION INFORMATION REQUEST

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME CREDIT (45L)

The Energy Efficient Home Credit, also known as Section 45L, is a Federal tax credit that may benefit the developers of residential, energy efficient dwellings.  Free standing homes such as apartment buildings, condominiums, townhouses and production homes completed after August 8, 2005 that are under three stories may be eligible for a tax credit of $ 2,000 per dwelling unit.  Qualifying dwellings need to provide a level of heating and cooling energy consumption that is significantly less that the required 2004 energy standards.  The great news is that many developers have already built and met the necessary criteria for this credit and there is also an opportunity to claim any missed tax credits retroactively.

• A/C with a SEER of 13
  
• Heat Pumps with a SEER of 13
• Heating seasonal performance factor of 7.7

Properties will be compared to a reference building in the same climate zone that was built at the minimal standards of Chapter 4 of the 2004 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).  Heating and cooling energy consumption MUST be at least 50% below that of the reference unit and between 10% and 50% of that must be due to improvements made to the building envelope.

Tax credit requirements state that certification MUST be completed by a licensed professional that is an unrelated, third party to the project.  We provide 45L certifications that are evaluated, remodeled and signed off by our licensed engineers and we utilize IRS approved software programs for this certification.

Please fill out the following form to receive complimentary information on the tax credit savings that a Section 45L study could help your company realize.

45L CERTIFICATION