On July 4, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping 870-page piece of legislation that introduces significant changes across various areas of federal policy. While full...more
7/8/2025
/ Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
The Opportunity Zone program (the “OZ Incentive Program”), launched under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, was designed to spur economic development in distressed communities by offering tax incentives to investors. As part of...more
7/1/2025
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Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Investment ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 12, 2021, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) published proposed Treasury regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that (1) permit qualified opportunity zone businesses (“QOZBs”) to revise or...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 19, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2021-10 (the “Notice”), which extends the relief that it previously provided to qualified opportunity funds, their sponsors, and...more
In Notice 2020-39, issued on Thursday, June 4, 2020, the IRS made substantial accommodations to Qualified Opportunity Funds, and their sponsors and investors, to allow them to address the challenges presented by COVID-19....more
On April 9, 2020, following issuance by the President of the United States of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act on March 13, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S....more
4/10/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Guidance Update ,
IRS ,
Like Kind Exchanges ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Section 1031 Exchange ,
Stafford Act ,
Tax-Deferred Exchanges ,
Time Extensions ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Treasury issued final Qualified Opportunity Zone regulations (the “Final QOZ Regulations”). Subject to the commentary in the Preamble to the Final QOZ Regulations on circular...more
1/21/2020
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Capital Gains ,
Community Development ,
Construction Project ,
Economic Development ,
Exit Strategies ,
Final Rules ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Safe Harbors ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Planning ,
Taxation ,
U.S. Treasury
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released long-anticipated proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) relating to investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”)....more
10/29/2018
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Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Opportunities ,
IRS ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
New Market Tax Credits ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Finance ,
Real Estate Development ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Reform ,
U.S. Treasury