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Welcome to the United States Department of the Treasury's Application Submission Page for payments in lieu of tax credits for specified energy property.  These payments are authorized by Section 1603 of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's tax title signed into law on February 17, 2009.  Please see the instructions below on how to get started.

This application has been tested and is recommended for Internet Explorer 7 and above and FireFox 3.0 and above for Windows, and Safari 4.0 and FireFox 3.0 for the Mac.  NOTE: Mac OSX users will have a better experience with forms by setting Full Keyboard Access to "All Controls."  You can change this under System Preferences, in Keyboard & Mouse under Keyboard Shortcuts.

Guidance document, Terms and Conditions, and sample application form.  For all questions please email 1603Questions@treasury.gov.
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Note: Eligible property under this program includes only property used in a trade or business or held for the production of income.  Non business energy property, such as property used for residential purpose, does not qualify under this program.

Further requirements: If your organization falls into any of the below designations, you are not eligible for Section 1603 payments, and should not continue with the application process:
  • Federal, State, or local government or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof
  • Organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code
  • Entity referred to in paragraph (4) of section 54(j) of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Partnership or pass-thru entity with a government or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, 501(c) organization, or 54(j)(4) entity as a direct or indirect partner (or other direct or indirect holder of an equity or profits interest)
  • Foreign person or entity not qualifying for the exception in section 168(h)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the property
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Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on these web sites are strictly prohibited and are subject to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and 18 U.S.C. §§1001 and 1030.