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Meeting/Event Information
ASCE December Virtual Technical Session - The Triple Play: Tax Incentives for Civil Engineering Firms and their Sustainable Projects
The Triple Play: Tax Incentives for Civil Engineering Firms and their Sustainable Projects
Presented by Gareth Young, P.E. and Alyssa Honnette
About this Session: As businesses strive to maximize their bottom line, tax saving opportunities are becoming increasingly important. This course is specifically designed to assist engineering firms in identifying if they qualify for the R&D Tax Credit, the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction, as well as opportunities to be aware of related to the Section48 Investment Tax Credit. Attendees will learn about the history of these tax incentives, what legislatives changes have taken place, where the tax incentives are headed in the future, and how your firm can capitalize on them.
SPEAKERS
Gareth Young, P.E
Senior Engineering Manager, BRAYN Consulting LLC
Introducing Gareth Young, Manager of the Building Science Consulting practice at BRAYN Consulting. With over 20 years of experience in commercial and residential construction, Gareth brings a wealth of expertise and applies this to securing specialty tax incentives. Gareth is a Registered Professional Engineer in over 40 states as well as a RESENT® certified HERS® Rater and ENERGY STAR® certifier. Gareth also serves in the US Navy Reserve as an Engineering Duty Officer where he applies his civilian technical and program management skills to the maintenance of nuclear-powered submarines.
Alyssa Honnette
Director of Business Tax Services, BRAYN Consulting LLC
Alyssa Honnette is BRAYN’s Director of Business Tax Services (BTS) and oversees the Operations Department of BRAYN professionals who implement the firm’s R&D Credit, 174 Expense, Cost Segregation, Investment Tax Credit (ITC), and Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Services.
Alyssa’s has 12 years’ experience in R&E/R&D Tax Applications, having spent the most recent 7+ years in RSM McGladrey’s Federal Credits & Incentives Group. For the last portion of Alyssa’s RSM tenure, she oversaw the quality review process for all R&D Credit applications to the A/E/C Industry nationwide.
Alyssa earned her Master of Arts (M.A.) degree Rice University, and she is an IRS Enrolled Agent.
EVENT CONTACT:
Gilbert Portillo, P.E., CFM
Vice President Technical
[email protected]
Tickets
$0.00 Virtual Webinar Ticket for Members
$0.00 Virtual Webinar Ticket for Students
$10.00 Virtual Webinar Ticket for Non-Members
