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Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Unlocking Tax Breaks for Small Business Owners: How Section 1202 Can Help You Exclude Millions in Gains

Significant changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“H.R. 1”) have made Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code an even more valuable tax break for small business owners and investors. These updates expand who can...more

Blank Rome LLP

Qualified Small Business Stock in Tax and Estate Planning

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Stock qualifying under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) allows eligible non-corporate taxpayers to potentially exclude a portion or all of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

From Legislation to Implementation: Understanding Section 1202 Changes — Troutman Pepper Locke Podcast

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Join Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Morgan Klinzing and Jay Jumper, along with Independence Capital Partners President and CFO Eric Emrich, as they delve into the intricacies of Internal Revenue Code Section 1202, commonly...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

New Rules for Qualified Small Business Stock in 2025

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, contained a big, beautiful surprise for qualified small business stock (“QSBS”) investors. Individual investors, private equity funds...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act Expands QSBS Tax Incentives for Small Business Investment

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBB”), which makes a number of highly beneficial changes to the tax treatment of Qualified Small Business Stock (“QSBS”) acquired by...more

Kerr Russell

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Recharges Qualified Opportunity Zones

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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

Cozen O'Connor

Opportunity Zones Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law and included some tweaks to the prior 2017 qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) tax legislation. The original QOZ rules, created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,...more

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QOZ Planning Under the OBBBA

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On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA),” more formally known as “H.R.1 – An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.”...more

Jackson Walker

Qualified Small Business (1202) Stock: Easier to Qualify and Exit; Bigger Tax Savings

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For new stock issuances only, the OBBBA supercharges and updates the “qualified small business stock” (“QSBS”) exclusion under section 1202 (which has been a powerful tax incentive for certain investors in certain start-ups...more

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Opportunity Zones after OBBBA - Old Zones Left to Expire, New Zones Created

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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

Jackson Walker

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

Bilzin Sumberg

Section 1202 – Enhanced Opportunities in Increased Exclusions and Caps

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Prior to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 (the “OBBBA”) , Section 1202 provided that non-corporate taxpayers that acquired qualified small business stock after August 10, 1993 (“QSBS”)...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Expanded Qualified Small Business Stock Rules

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In a recent post, available here, we discussed the basic requirements and benefits of Internal Revenue Code Section 1202, which provides for the exclusion from income of certain gains realized with respect to the sale of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Will Qualified Opportunity Zone Changes Have Investors Hitting Pause?

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

Miller Canfield

OBBB Enhances Opportunity Zones, Qualified Small Business Stock and Other Business Perks

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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

Husch Blackwell LLP

OBBBA Extends, Modifies Opportunity Zone Program

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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

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The OBBB Renews and Makes Permanent Qualified Opportunity Funds

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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

Paul Hastings LLP

Qualified Small Business Stock Tax Benefits Expanded for Early-Stage Companies and Investors

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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

Greenberg Glusker LLP

The Tax Joys of Opportunity Zones

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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

Holland & Knight LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Increases Tax Benefits for Qualified Small Business Stock

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President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, signed into law H.R. 1, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB). (For a detailed analysis of the bill, see Holland & Knight's previous alert, "Trump Signs the One...more

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There is No Sunset in the Land of OZ – Opportunity Zones Renewed by The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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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

Foley & Lardner LLP

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Expands and Modifies Opportunity Zones

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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

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The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Key Tax Takeaways

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On July 4, 2025, the legislation commonly known as “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “BBBA”) was enacted. The BBBA makes permanent, extends and, in certain cases, modifies, a number of provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts...more

Opportune LLP

Tax Implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in the U.S. Energy Industry

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On May 22, 2025, the House Budget Committee approved the President Trump-supported tax legislation called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”). As the OBBBA works its way through Congress with the Senate targeting a...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

A New Chapter for Opportunity Zones

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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

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