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Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund Investments
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What Individuals and Businesses Need to Know About the American Taxpayer Relief Act
One of the highly anticipated provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the extension and expansion of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which was originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...more
The recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) implements significant changes under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code), applicable to qualified small business stock (QSBS) issued on or after July...more
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202 offers a significant tax incentive for investors in qualified small business stock (QSBS). This provision allows eligible shareholders to exclude up to 100% of capital gains realized...more
Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) offer generous tax incentives but are bound by a complicated set of rules, not to mention the complexity of Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as QOFs are typically organized...more
A Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) is an economically distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. The U.S. federal government created this tax...more
If you acquired or built a senior living facility that is located in an opportunity zone, or are considering doing so, a recent bipartisan bill introduced in Congress proposes making changes to the opportunity zone rules. ...more
On June 4, 2020, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS issued Notice 2020-39 to provide relief regarding various deadlines applicable to the federal opportunity zone program....more
Opportunity Zone (or “OZ”) investment was hailed in 2018 and 2019 as the hottest and most innovative way of attracting significant private capital to distressed communities in the United States and its territories by offering...more
On December 22, 2017, Congress enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”). The law created a new incentive to encourage long-term investment in the nation’s low-income areas. If a taxpayer invests eligible...more
In April, the Department of the Treasury released the much-anticipated second round of Treasury Regulations under section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code (April Regulations). This article provides certain highlights of...more
Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses - BACKGROUND - In December 2017, as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), Congress established a new tax incentive program to promote investment in certain low-income...more
On April 17, the Treasury Department released a second round of guidance, bringing additional clarity to the Qualified Opportunity Fund (or QOF) regime enacted by 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Some important questions remain...more
On Dec. 22, 2017, the Qualified Opportunity Zone tax incentive program was signed into law as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017....more
On April 17, 2019, the IRS released the second set of proposed regulations (REG-120186-18) which include guidance on a number of issues that the McAfee & Taft Economic Development, Tax Credits and Business Incentives...more
Tucked into Governor DeSantis’ proposed Florida budget is a provision that calls for significant expansion of Florida’s Schools of Hope charter school program....more
The OZ Digest is a monthly update from the Polsinelli Opportunity Zones team. Our goal is to share everything opportunity zone (OZ) related from our team including firm and regulatory updates, events and thought leadership...more
The December 2017 tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) provides significant tax incentives for taxpayers to invest in certain low-income communities designated as Qualified Opportunity...more
BACKGROUND - Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 were added to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These new provisions to the Code introduce a multitude of new terms,...more
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released much-anticipated proposed regulations, as well as a related revenue ruling (Rev. Rul. 2018-29), concerning opportunity zone investments....more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed on Dec. 22, 2017, amended the tax code to encourage economic growth and investment in designated distressed communities, called qualified opportunity zones, by providing federal income tax...more
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides tax incentives for investments in “Opportunity Zones,” in an effort to promote economic development in selected communities. Investors can reduce by up to 15 percent taxes on existing...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued significant guidance regarding the implementation of the 2017 Tax Act provisions involving opportunity zones and the potential for both capital gain deferral and capital gain...more
Congress enacted new tax incentives in the December 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act intended to spur targeted economic growth by driving long-term capital to distressed communities in the U.S. and its territories. U.S. taxpayers...more
On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations for the new Opportunity Zone tax incentive. Opportunity Zones are a powerful new economic development...more
On October 19, 2018, the IRS issued proposed regulations and other guidance on the eligibility and procedures for taxpayers to elect to defer capital gains by investing in economically distressed communities throughout the...more