Tax Equity & Hybrid Financial Modeling

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Financial modeling is a critical yet often underappreciated skill, essential for success in corporate finance and business. Whether you’re launching a new venture, managing operations, or evaluating “what-if” scenarios through sensitivity analysis, the ability to create a robust financial model is indispensable. Your boss, clients, or investors will demand professional and reliable forecasts that inspire confidence.

This course teaches participants how to Build a Tax Equity financial model using a US renewable energy project as a case study. This is an intensive course providing an overview of the tax equity structures commonly used in U.S. renewable energy investments, with a focus on the development of a financial model. In this course you will be exposed to many areas of tax equity such as: Tax equity and Back leverage concepts, IRA, Depreciation, tax credits and inside and outside basis.

In contrast to Renewable energy project finance modelling. The Tax Equity course goes deep into tax capital accounts, deficit restoration obligations, stop loss allocations, and HLBV accounting.

Tax Equity & Hybrid Modeling In-House

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Tax Equity and Hybrid Modeling Live Streaming

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Tax Equity and Hybrid Modeling Online

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SECTION OVERVIEW

PRE-REQUISITES

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • This course presumes prior knowledge of advanced Excel functions, best practice financial modeling techniques and concepts such as debt sizing, debt sculpting, and optimizing a model to a required PPA price.
  • It is recommended to take the Pivotal180 Renewable Energy Project Finance Modeling Course before enrolling in this course

PRE-COURSE

 

 

  • Excel functions, formulas and shortcuts
  • Best practice modeling concepts
  • Data validation and named ranges
  • Tax equity model familiarization

PROJECT BENEFITS FROM DEPRECIATION, TAX CREDITS, AND CASH

 

 

 

 

  • Model familiarization and SPV calculations
  • Book versus tax depreciation
  • Taxable income (Earnings Before Tax)
  • Efficient versus inefficient (self-sheltering) taxpayers and NOLs
  • US tax credits – PTC, ITC, 45Q
  • Project level benefits of depreciation and tax
  • Introduction to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

INTRODUCTION TO TAX EQUITY AND BACK LEVERAGE CONCEPTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Review of US renewable energy incentives and project benefits
  • Introduction to tax equity
  • Tax equity rules, structures and terms
  • Partnership disproportionate allocations and flips
  • Tax equity risk and returns
  • Introduction to back leverage
  • Structure and terms of key tax equity contracts
  • Accounting considerations: GAAP and HLBV
  • Introduction to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

INITIAL TAX EQUITY MODEL

 

 

 

 

 

  • Partnership sharing of benefits
  • Modeling disproportionate partnership allocations
  • Sizing tax equity investments
  • Back leverage structure
  • Back leverage debt sizing and repayments
  • Construction funding and tax equity bridge loans
  • Sponsor equity benefits, investment and returns

INSIDE BASIS

 

 

 

 

  • Introduction to tax capital accounts
  • Inside basis / s704(b) capital accounts
  • Stop loss reallocations
  • Deficit restoration obligations (DRO)
  • Determining who gets what out of the partnership
  • Impact of reallocations on tax equity investment sizing

OUTSIDE BASIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Outside (tax) basis capital accounts
  • 704(d) suspended losses
  • Determining when losses can be utilized
  • Outside basis impact on taxable income and losses
  • s731(a) gains
  • s754 step-ups
  • s734(b) depreciation

 

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS, TAX EQUITY SIZING AND FMV

 

 

 

 

  • Review of tax capital account movements
  • DRO special income allocations
  • Impact of capital account reallocations and adjustments
  • Sizing tax equity investments after capital accounts
  • Circularity of tax equity sizing calculations
  • Fair Market Value (FMV) and step-ups

TAX EQUITY SIZING REVIEW

 

 

  • What matters most in tax equity transactions
  • Calendar dated flips (CDF)
  • Sponsor buyout options
  • Tax impact of buyouts

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

 

 

 

 

  • Key changes under the IRA
  • Tax credit transferability
  • Direct credit transfers without tax equity
  • Hybrid tax equity structures (‘tax equity light’)

 

  • Self-paced, online
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    • Join virtually with other professionals in a small group environment to complete this course.
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    • This course can be customized to address the unique challenges that your team or organization face.
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We do recommend taking our Renewable Energy Project finance modeling course prior to this course OR people with experience in the sector. Analysts, associates & vice presidents at banks, funds, investors, developers, and operating entities with a keen interest in tax equity are encouraged to join the tax equity course.

If you are a Foreign investor looking to understand the US market or a CFOs or other finance team members of operating entities who have the misfortune of taking over a deal tax equity model we encourage you to join!

Why Trust Pivotal180 for Your Professional Development?

Pivotal180 is a global leader in teaching financial modeling and corporate finance. Unlike firms where training is a side business, we are exclusively focused on delivering world-class education. Our courses are led by senior practitioners with deep, practical transactional experience, not just theoretical knowledge. We have trained top advisors, developers, lenders, and funds worldwide, helping them master concepts like discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, leveraged buyout models, and financial planning for business units.

Our training approach is uniquely tailored to your needs. We offer a blended learning solution, combining instructor-led training with 12 months of online access to our comprehensive materials, including lecture slides, DCF analysis tools, and downloadable spreadsheet models. This ensures continuous learning and support long after the course is completed.

Cancellation Policy for Public Courses

  • 4 weeks before the course: Full refund (less any merchant fees).
  • 1-4 weeks before the course: 50% refund.
  • Less than 1 week before the course: No refund.

 

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Discounts provided off the full course prices.

  • Students and non-profits are eligible for a discount of up to 50% (no other discounts may be added to this).
  • Online course price for students and non-profits is $450.
  • Student are not eligible, to renew their subscription and the license will expire after 12 months
  • Other discounts
    • Group booking of 3 or more people – 15%  Price per person for online group bookings is $765.
    • Early bird (interactive online sessions only) if book 8 weeks before the course – 10%.

*Refund is less any merchant fees incurred on payment

  • Course Completion Certificate: Validates your expertise in financial modeling.
  • 12-Month Online Access: Continue to refine your skills with our resources and materials.
  • Pivotal180 Communities: Join an active network of professionals for ongoing discussions and insights.
  • Course Requirements: Basic Excel knowledge, a computer or laptop, and a power cord.

  • It is strongly recommended you have completed the Renewable Energy Project Finance Modeling Course (either as a public session or online) prior to taking this course. If you haven’t completed this recommended course, please speak with us to determine if the course is appropriate for you.
  • Knowledge of project finance pass-through entities, generation and operations of renewables projects, and tax calculations recommended (covered in recommended course above)
  • Best practice modeling skills
  • Advanced knowledge of, and access to Excel
  • Computer/Laptop (two monitors is preferrable)
  • Power Cord

Course Previews

US PTC tax credit

Tax equity s704b capital account

Tax Equity Model Familiarization