In Notice 2020-39, issued on Thursday, June 4, 2020, the IRS made substantial accommodations to Qualified Opportunity Funds, and their sponsors and investors, to allow them to address the challenges presented by COVID-19....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Treasury issued final Qualified Opportunity Zone regulations (the “Final QOZ Regulations”). Subject to the commentary in the Preamble to the Final QOZ Regulations on circular...more
1/21/2020
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Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released long-anticipated proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) relating to investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”)....more
10/29/2018
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