Joel Cohn
Partner – CohnReznick Advisory LLC
CPA, Partner – CohnReznick LLP
Joel Cohn provides transaction structuring advice and technical services to sponsors of various tax credit projects including, among others, renewable energy projects. His broad experience in raising tax equity brings to bear solutions where business goals and tax rules would appear to conflict.
Experience and credentials
Certified Public Accountant
Understands the goals of the various stakeholders and the alternative ways those goals can be achieved
Advice has included maximization of credits through re-categorization of costs, contract restructuring and tax planning, all while working within the framework of tax law; creation of transaction structures designed to satisfy the key agendas of various stakeholders; exit strategy development for investors/ developers, including the creation of various option strategies; development of strategies that maximize sponsor return on investment; and creation of transaction structures that permit economic participation by not-for-profits
Tax credit transaction experience includes several hundred projects throughout the country
Has contributed policy advice to working groups across the country, advising on both federal and state tax credit law, consequently generating substantial improvements to the programs and to the public’s understanding of the law
Education
B.S., Business Administration, Towson University
MBA, Finance, Loyola University, Maryland
Professional affiliations
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Tax Policy Working Group
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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