Tax Reform, Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Qualified Opportunity Funds

One Big Beautiful Bill and Opportunities To Avoid or Defer Tax on Gains

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 7/22/2025

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

The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Key Tax Takeaways

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 7/9/2025

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

7 Key Changes to the Qualified Opportunity Zone Incentive Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/8/2025

On July 4, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping 870-page piece of legislation that introduces significant changes across various areas of federal policy. While full...more

Five Important Tax Highlights from 2018

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 3/21/2019

2018 was a very active year for tax developments. The big story was the application of the substantial reforms of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which took initial effect in 2018. But there were several other developments...more

The Good, the Bad, and the Yet to be Defined

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP on 1/17/2019

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) provided the most comprehensive update to the tax code in over two decades. Of the many changes the TCJA provided, Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the IRC are of the most heavily discussed...more

Opportunity Zones: New Guidance Sheds Light on How Private Equity Industry Can Take Advantage

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/25/2018

• 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

Proposed Tax Regulation for Qualified Opportunity Zones Released

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/24/2018

As part of the 2017 tax reform enacted as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) was amended to add Sections 1400Z-1 (designating qualified opportunity zones (“QOZs”)) and 1400Z-2 (deferral...more

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