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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the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the extension and expansion of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which was originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...more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 Donald Trump signed H.R. 1 into law, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act). As discussed in our prior alert released following the passage by the House of...more
On July 4, 2025, the federal government enacted H.R. 1, “An Act to provide for reconciliation” which is popularly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”). OBBBA’s 870 pages included significant tax changes, making...more
Signed into law on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "Act") permanently extends and modifies several cornerstone provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, restores key business incentives, and makes...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 April 12, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service announced that starting this month, it will send letters to taxpayers requesting that they take corrective actions related to the reporting of investments in qualified...more
On April 12, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service announced that taxpayers participating in the Qualified Opportunity Zone program who need to take additional actions would receive notice letters later in April. This...more
Late last week, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives introduced an expansive bicameral bill, titled the Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act (the “OZ Bill”). This proposed...more
Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more
A brief commentary on the past week’s cases, rulings, notices, and related federal tax guidance. Medical Software Deemed a Qualifying Trade for Qualified Small Business Stock Gain Exclusion When certain criteria are met,...more
The IRS has issued Announcement 2021-10 (the “Announcement”) in response to public questions regarding the potential effect the 2020 Census results may have on the boundaries of previously designated Opportunity Zones. ...more
On January 19, 2021, the IRS issued Notice 2021-10, further extending relief for qualified opportunity funds (QOF) and their investors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The IRS had provided relief last year in Notice 2020-39, and...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2021-10 on January 19, which extends relief to Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) and their investors as a response to continued challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic....more
This week, the IRS issued Notice 2021-10, which extends the June 4, 2020 relief that the IRS previously granted to opportunity zone investors and qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) in response to the ongoing COVID-19...more
In light of the disruption of business activities this year and the economic uncertainty created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-39 (the IRS Notice) on June 4, 2020,...more
The IRS recently offered relief to Qualified Opportunity Fund investors, waiving a penalty and pushing back some investment deadlines. This new guidance comes as investment in opportunity zones slows, stymied by brisk...more
With the issuance of Notice 2020-39 (the Notice), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided relief for Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds (QOFs) and for investors in QOFs. While the relief provided in the Notice does not...more
In Notice 2020-39, the IRS extended a number of deadlines for the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program. For a detailed explanation of the rules applicable to the QOZ program, see our discussion of the final QOZ...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 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
IRS Grants Automatic Extension of Federal Tax Returns - Between March 17 and April 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued a series of notices automatically extending to July 15...more
NOTICE 2020-23 - On April 9, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury issued Notice 2020-23. It greatly expands the tax compliance relief previously granted to taxpayers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
Treasury issued final Opportunity Zone Regulations on December 19, 2019 (“Final Regulations”). These Final Regulations update the first two rounds of Proposed Regulations (issued on October 29, 2018 and April 17, 2019)....more
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