News & Analysis as of

Income Taxes › Internal Revenue Service › Opportunity Zones

Income taxes are taxes that are collected on the individual earnings of persons or entities. Depending on the jurisdiction, income taxes are calculated and collected in a variety of ways. Some tax systems collect... more +
Income taxes are taxes that are collected on the individual earnings of persons or entities. Depending on the jurisdiction, income taxes are calculated and collected in a variety of ways. Some tax systems collect income taxes based on a progressive scheme, while others may utilize a proportional or regressive framework. less -
Jones Day

IRS Targeting Noncompliant Qualified Opportunity Funds and Their Investors

Jones Day on

On April 12, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service announced that starting this month, it will send letters to taxpayers requesting that they take corrective actions related to the reporting of investments in qualified...more

Miller Nash LLP

Today in Tax: Qualified Small Business Stock, Opportunity Zones, Information Reporting for Digital Assets

Miller Nash LLP on

A brief commentary on the past week’s cases, rulings, notices, and related federal tax guidance. Medical Software Deemed a Qualifying Trade for Qualified Small Business Stock Gain Exclusion When certain criteria are met,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The 90 Percent Test

McDermott Will & Emery on

Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

McDermott Will & Emery

The Benefits of Investing in a QOF

McDermott Will & Emery on

Since coming into effect in January 2018, Subchapter Z of the US Tax Code—also known as the opportunity zone provisions—has enabled investors to pour billions of dollars into a broad array of businesses, from real estate...more

Woods Rogers

Virginia’s Solar Facilities are Growing: General Assembly Sets Carbon Neutral Goal

Woods Rogers on

The future of utility-scale solar facilities in Virginia is bright, and has brightened even more lately. The General Assembly recently adopted an ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. As a result, Virginia’s...more

Snell & Wilmer

Opportunity Zone Incentive - Critical Dates in 2021

Snell & Wilmer on

Investors, fund sponsors, real estate developers, and businesses using or planning to use the Opportunity Zone incentive (the OZ Incentive) should be aware of some upcoming critical dates. Some of these dates are the result...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

End-of-Year Tax Planning for High Net Worth Individuals

Foley & Lardner LLP on

We are nearing the end of calendar year 2020 (thankfully!) and it is time to consider end-of-year tax planning. Due to the outcome of the election, there is significantly more certainty about the possibility of tax law...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

IRS Extends Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive Deadlines

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on

On Friday, April 10, the IRS released Notice 2020-23 (the Extension Notice), which extended certain deadlines for federal tax-related obligations that fall on and between April 1 and July 14 of this year. Among the deadlines...more

Perkins Coie

Tax Relief and Estate Planning Strategies in the Wake of COVID-19

Perkins Coie on

IRS Grants Automatic Extension of Federal Tax Returns - Between March 17 and April 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued a series of notices automatically extending to July 15...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Tax Deadline Updates For Opportunity Zone Investments

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. on

On April 09, 2020, the Department of Treasury and the IRS announced Notice 2020-23, which extends key tax deadlines related to Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges and Opportunity Zones. With respect to Like-Kind Exchanges, if...more

Foster Garvey PC

The IRS and Treasury Are Working Overtime to Provide Taxpayers with Joy, Hope and Optimism During These Trying Times

Foster Garvey PC on

NOTICE 2020-23 - On April 9, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury issued Notice 2020-23. It greatly expands the tax compliance relief previously granted to taxpayers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more

A&O Shearman

Opportunity Zones: Final Regulations Provide Additional Flexibility

A&O Shearman on

On January 13, 2020, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service published final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) regarding “Qualified Opportunity Zones” (“QOZs”) and “Qualified Opportunity Funds” formed to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup December 30, 2019 – January 3, 2020

McDermott Will & Emery on

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of December 30, 2019 – January 3, 2020. December 30, 2019: The IRS issued a news release announcing...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Final Opportunity Zone Treasury Regulations Released

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on

On Thursday, December 19th, the U.S. Department of Treasury released the long-awaited final Opportunity Zone Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”). The Final Regulations and explanatory materials that span 544 pages,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup July 29 – August 2, 2019

McDermott Will & Emery on

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 29 – August 2, 2019. July 30, 2019: The IRS issued a list of answers to frequently asked...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation - June 2019 #3

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on

TAX TIDBIT - Five Takeaways and a Falsehood: Test Your Knowledge of the Ways and Means Tax Markup - On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and approved the following four bills, largely along...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation - June 2019 #2

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on

Well, they did it. Despite lingering resentment between Democrats and Republicans after the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97), Congress was able to pass tax legislation that was overwhelmingly supported by...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

QOZ Update: IRS Provides Relief for Early Investments of Net Section 1231 Gain

Ballard Spahr LLP on

There are many complex and confusing aspects to the qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) program, and the treatment of Section 1231 gain is no exception.  Internal Revenue Code Section 1231 applies to depreciable property and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Opportunity Zones Update: New Proposed Treasury Regulations (Part II)

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses - BACKGROUND - In December 2017, as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), Congress established a new tax incentive program to promote investment in certain low-income...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Treasury Provides Additional Guidance on Opportunity Zone Provisions

McDermott Will & Emery on

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 introduced Opportunity Zone Provisions, IRC Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2, as an incentive to encourage investment in low-income communities. The provisions allow taxpayers to defer tax on...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Additional Proposed Regulations Issued Regarding Opportunity Zones

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on

As part of the US federal tax reform in 2017, Congress enacted sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to provide incentives economic growth and investment in designated...more

Foster Garvey PC

Opportunity Zone Funds – Part IV: The Second Round of Proposed Regulations

Foster Garvey PC on

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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation - March 2019 #3

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on

IN THIS ISSUE - Tax Tidbit - - $43,060,000,000 Legislative Lowdown - - Extenders: Contenders or Pretenders? - Better Later Than Never - Democrats Budge on Budget ...more

Foster Garvey PC

Opportunity Zone Funds – Part III: Lots of Questions But Few Answers

Foster Garvey PC on

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Seven Tips for Tribal Governments to Reduce Tribal Member Taxes in 2019

Holland & Knight LLP on

• With Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, tax provisions affecting tribal governments and their members are once again on the table for discussion. • This notice provides an overview of seven...more

35 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide