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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. As part of the OBBBA, Congress has recharged and permanently extended the tax benefits offered by the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program. ...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 (the “OBBBA”) creates a new round of qualified opportunity zones (“QOZs”), with potential new QOZs to be designated every 10 years....more
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), the qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) program will no longer sunset on December 31, 2026, as was set to be the case prior to the act’s passage. Instead, the OBBBA makes this...more
The 2025 Tax Act cements tax benefits offered under the Qualified Opportunity Zone (“QOZ”) program, which was created to incentivize investment in low-income and high-poverty areas, and adds specific tax benefits for rural...more
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the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the extension and expansion of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which was originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB), H.R. 1, into law. The OBBB extended and made permanent the general qualified opportunity fund (QOF) legislative framework for investments in...more
The 2025 tax bill extends and expands the tax benefits to taxpayers that have capital gain and invest an amount equal to the realized gain to acquire an interest in a “Qualified Opportunity Fund,” which in turn invests in...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1—referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA)—which permanently renewed and modified the federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive program that was set to expire at the...more
The opportunity zones tax incentive was enacted in 2017 as a part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA) to increase long-term investment in “qualified opportunity zones” (OZs), which are population census tracts in...more
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
So, you’re a real estate investor accustomed to tax mitigation strategies and you are starting to think about your next big project. With that comes so many streams of thought — location, timing, interest rates, partnerships,...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
In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) created a capital gains investing program aimed at revitalizing impoverished neighborhoods in the United States, known as “Qualified Opportunity Zones.” The purpose of this program...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 zones provide a powerful tool for taxpayers to defer recognizing their capital gains if they roll over their investment into a qualified opportunity zone fund, and offer investors the potential of avoiding...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
Opportunity Zones (or OZs) may be the most talked about provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. There are many twists and turns on the yellow brick road to completing an OZ project. This article sets forth the...more
IRC § 1400Z-2, under The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, established an investment program designed to provide preferential tax treatment for investment in developments located within certain designated economically distressed...more
Qualified Opportunity Funds - The Opportunity Zone tax incentive program allows taxpayers that invest in a Qualified Opportunity Fund to (i) defer paying taxes on the capital gain from the sale or exchange of appreciated...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
In response to the Treasury’s guidance, the Polsinelli Opportunity Zone team hosted a webinar to provide commentary on the second round of Proposed Regulations. ...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
Treasury Provides Additional Clarity on Opportunity Zones by Issuing Second Round of Proposed Regulations - On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued its second set of proposed regulations (the “New...more