Overview - On Monday, 11 March 2024, the Biden administration released the president’s budget request (PBR) for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), as well as the “Greenbook” containing explanations of the various revenue proposals in...more
3/25/2024
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Capital Gains ,
Excise Tax ,
Federal Budget ,
GILTI tax ,
Green Book ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Policy
In light of the U.S. presidential election on 3 November 2020, many investors and business owners expecting a liquidity event are focused on the possibility that the current capital gains rate (generally, 23.8 percent) could...more
Almost exactly two years after enactment in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Treasury has released final regulations on the Opportunity Zone (“OZ”) tax incentive. ...more
GSA Properties Open Window of Opportunity for Investors with Capital Gains -
A new mandate requiring the federal government to sell property it no longer uses or needs creates significant “opportunities” for investors with...more
The plan would tax all capital gains as ordinary income; end deferral of capital gains tax for the wealthy -
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) recently released a proposal, “Treat Wealth Like Wages,”...more
The Opportunity Zones (“OZ”) incentive created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) can be a powerful tool for many industries, as we discussed soon after the TCJA became law. The first set of proposed regulations...more
The Opportunity Zones (“OZ”) incentive created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) can be a powerful tool for renewable energy and other industries, as we discussed soon after the TCJA became law. ...more
After a lengthy drafting and protracted review process, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has released its second set of proposed regulations (the “Second Round Regs”) providing guidance on the implementation of the...more
5/6/2019
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Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Planning
Yesterday, the Treasury Department rolled out proposed Opportunity Zone (“OZ”) regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) and President Trump noted the progress made by his Opportunity and Revitalization Council to eliminate...more
In December 2017, Congress enacted The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Cuts Act”). Included in that tax legislation is what has come to be called the opportunity zone incentive (“OZ Incentive”): a host of dramatic new tax...more
Treasury decisions could make or break OZ for operating businesses -
Eagerly anticipated proposed regulations addressing the eligibility of operating businesses to qualify for Opportunity Zone (OZ) benefits are in the final...more
3/26/2019
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Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Investments
A new federal tax incentive enacted in the 2017 tax reform package may provide a boost to many new facilities, repowering projects, and storage facilities. Qualified equipment could include a variety of energy and materials...more
A new federal tax incentive enacted in the 2017 tax reform package may provide a boost to many new and used (when refurbished) facilities and equipment used in the agribusiness industry. This could include buildings, silos,...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) created a significant new tax incentive for taxpayers that invest capital gains in Qualified Opportunity Funds (each a “QOF” and collectively, “QOFs”). Investors can defer paying tax on...more
10/30/2018
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Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral
Long-awaited guidance expected to trigger a surge of green-lighted projects as investors race to meet holding periods, creating competition for investment dollars and desirable OZ developments and businesses -
The...more
Incentives for Investments in Low Income Communities - Deferred taxes on capital gains and elimination of taxes on gains from Opportunity Fund investments are intended to attract investors into the Opportunity Zone program....more
This alert provides an overview of various timber tax issues in play as part of the tax reform debate. The alert is drawn from several sources, including former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman David Camp’s tax reform...more
On January 1, 2013, the Senate and House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“ATRA”), signed into law by President Obama on January 2. ATRA averts the “fiscal cliff” by making permanent the...more
1/9/2013
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
American Taxpayer Relief Act ,
Capital Gains ,
Dividends ,
Farm Bill ,
Fiscal Cliff ,
Income Taxes ,
Medicare Taxes ,
Roth Conversions ,
Sequestration ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Rates