The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department recently released a second tranche of proposed regulations that provide additional guidance on the tax incentives of investing in opportunity zones, including the...more
5/8/2019
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As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), a new tax incentive program was created to spur economic growth and investment in designated distressed communities (each an “opportunity zone” or “OZ”). Not only does the OZ...more
10/25/2018
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Action Item: This is the fifth installment of our Annual Estate Planning Newsletter, and focuses on foreign matters. We urge you to review this installment to ensure that your 2016 estate and tax planning is in...more
Action Item: This is the third installment of our Annual Estate Planning Letter, and covers some topics of interest not discussed in our previous installments. We urge you to review this installment to ensure that your 2016...more
Action Item: This is the second installment of our Annual Estate Planning Newsletter, and focuses on specific gift and generation-skipping transfer ("GST") tax matters. We urge you to review this installment to ensure that...more