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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
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
The OBBB made several modifications to the Opportunity Zone program. Established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) in 2017, the Opportunity Zone program was intended to encourage investment in businesses located in...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the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the extension and expansion of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which was originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...more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 Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) (OBBBA). This alert focuses on OBBBA changes regarding qualified small business stock (QSBS) and qualified opportunity zone (QOZ)...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
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, by President Donald Trump, delivers sweeping changes to the U.S. tax code, with major implications for businesses — particularly regarding solar and wind tax...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
On July 3, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, which contains provisions impacting the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC), opportunity zones (OZs) and...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
Practitioners, operators and investors in the commercial real estate space are well familiar with Opportunity Zones and how they can be utilized for preferential tax treatment on investments. First created under the 2017 Tax...more
Opportunity Zones (OZs) and their tax incentives haven’t been getting much notice these days in either business or legal media. If pending legislation passes, this will likely change and bring new attention to this...more
Among other benefits for multi-family investors, the Small Business Jobs Act provides enhanced capital gains tax savings for investments in qualified rural opportunity funds (QROF) by (i) a temporary deferral from the...more
A group of bipartisan senators and representatives on April 7, 2022, introduced The Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act (the Act). If enacted later this year, this legislation would be the first...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
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
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