Canonical program record
Federal Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction
After June 30, 2026, Section 179D is a legacy-timing-only lead for qualifying construction that began by the statutory cutoff, not a current route for newly begun work.
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Section 179D is legacy-timing-only for construction begun by June 30, 2026
Date or rangeConstruction begun by 2026-06-30
Construction begun after June 30, 2026 must not enter current treatment under the verified rule; only documented pre-cutoff construction proceeds to professional tax review.
Date last verified
What this mechanism does
- Mechanism type
- Deduction
- Economic effect
- Historical warning only
- Administrator
- Internal Revenue Service
- Amount or value
- Legacy tax deduction only for qualifying pre-cutoff construction; no value is promised.
- Cash-flow timing
- Later legacy tax treatment after professional review; not current project cash.
- Upfront cash
- Required
- Repayment
- Not a repayable mechanism
- Program lifecycle
- Legacy timing only
- Visitor treatment
- Expired, closed, on hold, or historical
Section 179D is legacy-timing-only for construction begun by June 30, 2026
Project fit and limits
Eligibility conditions to confirm
- Legacy review is limited to qualifying construction begun by June 30, 2026.
Eligible costs described by the authority
- Legacy qualifying construction begun by June 30, 2026, subject to professional tax review
Ineligible or excluded costs
- Construction begun after June 30, 2026 under the verified cutoff
Friction to plan for
- Construction-start evidence and all other tax requirements must be reviewed by a qualified adviser.