On April 17, 2019, Treasury issued its second installment of proposed regulations relating to Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”). The regulations are 169 pages in length, and (as suspected) are fairly complex. Nevertheless,...more
4/24/2019
/ Anti-Abuse Rule ,
Asset Management ,
Capital Gains ,
Holding Periods ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Original Use ,
Partnerships ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
S-Corporation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Tangible Property ,
Tax Benefits ,
U.S. Treasury
There has been a lot of “buzz” in the media about Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”). Some of the media accounts have been accurate and helpful to taxpayers. Other accounts, however, have been less than fully accurate, and...more
3/15/2019
/ Capital Gains ,
Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Funds ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Property Owners ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Sale of Assets ,
Tax Benefits ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Planning ,
U.S. Treasury
BACKGROUND -
Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 were added to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These new provisions to the Code introduce a multitude of new terms,...more
1/8/2019
/ Capital Gains ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
IRS ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Partnerships ,
Pass-Through Entities ,
Qualified Opportunity Funds ,
Real Estate Development ,
State and Local Government ,
Tangible Property ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Incentives ,
U.S. Treasury