On January 19, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2021-10 (the “Notice”), which provides relief for Opportunity Fund investors from certain deadlines and testing requirements. The relief provided by the...more
1/26/2021
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Recently, several members of the House of Representatives (the “House”) sent a letter requesting economic relief for the renewable energy industry, which has been severely hit by the COVID-19 crisis. Prior to the pandemic,...more
The IRS recently issued additional Opportunity Zone-related guidance, Notice 2020-39, that grants extension relief with respect to five specific time-sensitive actions. Among other things, Notice 2020-39 (i) allows certain...more
6/17/2020
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As part of its continuing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on June 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020–39 (the “Notice”). The Notice provides welcome relief to Qualified Opportunity Funds (“QOFs”) and...more
6/10/2020
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") plans to adjust the current safe-harbor guidelines for the federal production tax credit ("PTC") and investment tax credit ("ITC"), providing some certainty and predictability...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the "CARES Act" and related federal stimulus legislation were collectively aimed at providing financial relief to individuals and businesses adversely affected by the...more
How will the United States recover from the COVID-19 pandemic? At least part of the answer may be by making a few critically important tweaks to the Opportunity Zone tax incentives contained in Code Section 1400Z-2 (the “OZ...more