As anticipated, President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, significantly amends Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the...more
Join Williams Mullen attorneys for our Fall Tax Forum on Wednesday, November 20th, where our speakers will present on certain federal income tax issues with respect to real property transactions including 1031 exchanges, drop...more
10/31/2024
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As a practitioner who regularly advises clients on qualified opportunity zone (OZ) matters, I have spent the bulk of the past three years discussing ground lease structures. Developer clients initially cringed at the notion,...more
In Notice 2020-39, which was released on Thursday, June 4, 2020, the IRS provided critical relief to qualified opportunity zone (OZ) investors, qualified opportunity funds (QOF) and OZ businesses due to the COVID-19...more
As part of the 2017 tax overhaul, provisions were put in place that allowed those holding property for rental purposes to write off up to a fifth of their rental income for tax purposes. The deduction was included in Code...more
10/18/2019
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On May 16, 2019, Jenny Connors will discuss opportunity zones at a Cherry Bekaert event at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach. Jenny will be joined by Cherry Bekaert partners Wesley Hudson and Ron Wainwright,...more
On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released their highly anticipated second tranche of qualified opportunity zone (“OZ”) proposed regulations.
This second set of proposed...more
4/23/2019
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On Friday, October 19, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department issued its first tranche of qualified opportunity zone (“OZ”) proposed regulations.
Simultaneously, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2018-29, which addresses the...more
10/25/2018
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Today, October 19, 2018, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations on the qualified opportunity zone (“OZ”) tax incentive. In addition, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling...more