The Treasury Department released the second round of proposed regulations under the Qualified Opportunity Zone program (the “New Regulations”) on April 17, 2019. These New Regulations make additions to, and in some cases...more
4/23/2019
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Not only can private equity (PE) funds and their investors take advantage of the federal tax benefits under the new qualified opportunity zone (the QOZ) program, in many cases they are uniquely positioned to do so better than...more
On October 19, 2018, much-awaited guidance was released by the IRS and Treasury Department on the application of the opportunity zone program. The guidance came in the form of Proposed Regulations and a Revenue Ruling (Rev....more
10/25/2018
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On June 14, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced the final round of census tracts in low-income communities in the State of Florida which are designated as “qualified opportunity...more