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The One Big Beautiful Bill’s New Qualified Opportunity Zones

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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

Gray Reed

The Tax Benefits of Research and Development Expenses (IRC Section 41)

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Businesses are started with good ideas and a lot of hard work. Companies are sustained by applying that same hard work to the challenges and problems they face along the way.  ...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Highlights from the Final Opportunity Zone Regulations

The US Treasury released Final Regulations providing guidance under Subchapter Z (the Opportunity Zone Provisions) of the Internal Revenue Code in December of 2019. The Final Regulations clarify many portions of two earlier...more

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Qualified Opportunity Zones: Additional Regulatory Guidance - TAX UPDATE Volume 2019, Issue 3

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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

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

IRS Issues Additional Qualified Opportunity Zone Regulations

The Qualified Opportunity Zone (“QOZ”) regime introduced as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides three significant and distinct federal income tax benefits to encourage QOZ private investment: ..A taxpayer may...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Treasury Provides Additional Guidance on Opportunity Zone Provisions

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 introduced Opportunity Zone Provisions, IRC Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2, as an incentive to encourage investment in low-income communities. The provisions allow taxpayers to defer tax on...more

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Guide to the Surprises Lurking in the QOZ Proposed Regulations

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While mid-April is typically associated by most with Tax Day, this year, April 2019, also became the month the highly awaited second round of Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations were issued....more

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The Opportunity in Opportunity Zones (Infographic)

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Offering significant tax breaks for investors, the federal Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program is an intriguing prospect for real estate developers and investors. However, the Treasury Department is still formalizing the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How Investors & Real Estate Developers Can Make the Most of Qualified Opportunity Zones

Real estate developers, institutional investors, local governments, and virtually anyone with capital gains could reap significant benefits under the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program, which Congress created as part of...more

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Op Funds Expand Deferral Paths for CRE Investors

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BOSTON — The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created the Opportunity Zone program which provides real estate investors a new tool to defer gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets by investing those gains in a “Qualified...more

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IRS can start asking questions about Campaign Issues. Have your Audit Plan Ready!

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On January 31, 2017, the IRS Large Business and International Division (LBI) announced a compliance campaign strategy to redefine large business compliance work and build a supportive infrastructure inside the LBI. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Opportunity Zones Update

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 communities designated by the IRS as qualified...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New Qualified Opportunity Zones Guidance: Proposed Regulations and Revenue Ruling 2018-29

The United States Treasury Department (“Treasury”) issued proposed regulations (Prop. Reg. §1.1400Z-2) (the “Proposed Regulations”) on October 19, 2018, under Section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, (the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Treasury Department Guidance Will Stimulate Opportunity Fund Investments

The Opportunity Zones Program (OZ Program) aims to infuse capital into low-income communities known as qualified opportunity zones (QOZs) by offering tax-advantaged investments benefiting electing Qualified Opportunity Fund...more

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Treasury Releases Proposed Regulations on Opportunity Zones

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Background - The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) created a new economic development tool designed to assist low-income communities which are designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs). ...more

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IRS Publishes Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations: The First Important Step in the Structuring of OZ Funds

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As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), a new tax incentive program was created to spur economic growth and investment in designated distressed communities (each an “opportunity zone” or “OZ”). Not only does the OZ...more

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IRS and Treasury Issue Proposed Regulations Implementing Qualified Opportunity Zones

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On Friday, October 19, 2018, the IRS and Treasury released their first set of proposed regulations providing guidance regarding the application and implementation of the Qualified Opportunity Zone tax rules set forth in...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations Q&As

On October 19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US Department of the Treasury released the first set of proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code Subchapter Z—Opportunity Zones (Proposed Regulations). On the same...more

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Opportunity Zones: Government Issues Proposed Regulations

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On Friday, October 19, 2018, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued highly-anticipated proposed regulations regarding “Qualified Opportunity Zones.” The Qualified Opportunity Zone regime was...more

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