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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
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 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 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
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
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
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created new tax incentives for investing in the U.S. Among these is an opportunity to defer capital gains tax by reinvesting such gains in qualified opportunity funds (QOFs). ...more
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released much-anticipated proposed regulations, as well as a related revenue ruling (Rev. Rul. 2018-29), concerning opportunity zone investments....more
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides tax incentives for investments in “Opportunity Zones,” in an effort to promote economic development in selected communities. Investors can reduce by up to 15 percent taxes on existing...more
Congress enacted new tax incentives in the December 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act intended to spur targeted economic growth by driving long-term capital to distressed communities in the U.S. and its territories. U.S. taxpayers...more
On October 19, 2018, the IRS issued highly anticipated proposed regulations on opportunity zones. The guidance and interpretations in these regulations provide a clearer path for investment in the new “Opportunity Zone”...more
On October 19, the Treasury Department released a first round of guidance bringing much needed clarity to certain aspects of the Qualified Opportunity Fund regime enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. While important...more
• Proposed regulations issued on October 19 provide welcome guidance to asset managers regarding the formation of qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) that may provide investors with the following three tax benefits: (1)...more