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New Legislation May Give Opportunity Zones New Attention

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Opportunity Zones (OZs) and their tax incentives haven’t been getting much notice these days in either business or legal media. If pending legislation passes, this will likely change and bring new attention to this...more

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Potential Tax Benefits for Investments in Qualified Rural Opportunity Funds

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Among other benefits for multi-family investors, the Small Business Jobs Act provides enhanced capital gains tax savings for investments in qualified rural opportunity funds (QROF) by (i) a temporary deferral from the...more

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Proposed Bipartisan Legislation on Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Funds Would Extend the Investment and Gain Deferral...

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On September 27, 2023, H.R. 5761, the “Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension and Improvement Act” was introduced as bipartisan legislation in the US House of Representatives. Among other things, the proposed...more

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Following the Government’s Playbook: Tax Incentives for CRE Investments 

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Investing in commercial real estate can offer various tax incentives that can help investors reduce their tax liability and enhance the overall profitability of their investments. Below is a non-exhaustive summary of key tax...more

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Proposed Legislation Would Add Rural Opportunity Zones

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In April 2022, opportunity zone (OZ) legislation — H.R. 7467 or the Opportunity Zones Improvement, Transparency and Extension Act — was introduced, but not enacted. Among other items, that legislation included proposals to...more

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UK Mini-Budget in reverse - Tax impact on the real estate sector

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In an attempt to calm the markets and ensure the UK’s economic stability the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, gave a statement ahead of the scheduled Medium-Term Fiscal Plan on 31 October. He announced a reversal of almost...more

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New Investment Zones: the planning implications

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The Chancellor’s radical tax cutting 'mini-budget' on 23 September introduced the new government’s central agenda for growth. Whilst it was the fiscal announcements that have since dominated the headlines and market reaction,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Montgomery County Council Enacts Zoning Text Amendment Affording Development Flexibility to R&D Facilities

On July 26, 2022, the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed ZTA 22-02, which allows for additional height and development flexibility for research and development (“R&D”) and medical/scientific manufacturing facilities...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

UPDATE: Ohio General Assembly Passes Increased Historic and Opportunity Zone Incentives in SB 225

Ohio’s General Assembly recently voted to temporarily double its Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit (OHPTC) award cap and increase, then reduce Ohio’s Opportunity Zone (OZ) Tax Credit cap. For state fiscal years 2023 and...more

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Opportunity Zone Update: The Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension and Improvement Act

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On April 7, 2022 the Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension and Improvement Act (the Bill) was introduced. The Bill is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would extend opportunity zone tax benefits, add additional reporting...more

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The New Markets Tax Credit Program: An Underutilized Opportunity for Indian Country

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In existence since 2000, the federal New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) incentive has provided gap financing and infusions of cash in economically distressed communities for more than two decades. However, the amount of NMTC funds...more

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Congress Looks to Update Opportunity Zone Program with Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation

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A group of bipartisan senators and representatives on April 7, 2022, introduced The Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act (the Act). If enacted later this year, this legislation would be the first...more

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Bipartisan Bill Proposes Changes to Opportunity Zone Benefits

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If you acquired or built a senior living facility that is located in an opportunity zone, or are considering doing so, a recent bipartisan bill introduced in Congress proposes making changes to the opportunity zone rules. ...more

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IRS Targeting Noncompliant Qualified Opportunity Funds and Their Investors

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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

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IRS to Issue Opportunity Zone Compliance Letters

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On April 12, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service announced that taxpayers participating in the Qualified Opportunity Zone program who need to take additional actions would receive notice letters later in April. This...more

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Renewed Opportunities: Recent Bipartisan Proposal Seeks to Refine Opportunity Zone Development and Tax Incentives

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In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) created a capital gains investing program aimed at revitalizing impoverished neighborhoods in the United States, known as “Qualified Opportunity Zones.” The purpose of this program...more

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Proposed Bipartisan Amendments to the Opportunity Zone Statute Could Have a Significant Effect on Current and Potential Investors

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Late last week, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives introduced an expansive bicameral bill, titled the Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act (the “OZ Bill”). This proposed...more

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Ohio Senate Bill 225 Doubling Historic & Opportunity Zone Incentives Heads To House

Ohio historic preservation and economic development projects may soon receive a large temporary boost from the Ohio General Assembly. Recently passed by the Ohio Senate and now under consideration in the Ohio House, Ohio...more

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Call to Increase Transparency Of Opportunity Zone Program

From the date of its inception, the Opportunity Zone Program has been criticized for its lack of transparency and reporting requirements. The original version of the law included reporting requirements, but some of those...more

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[Webinar] 13th Annual Fiduciary Focus - February 25th, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

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Join the Williams Mullen Private Client and Fiduciary Services team for our annual Fiduciary Focus event. This year’s agenda is packed with insights on recent developments affecting fiduciaries – including tax law updates...more

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Deadlines for Investing 2021 Gains in Opportunity Zones

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M&A activity set a new record in 2021, reaching $5.8 billion globally.[1] After such a heated year of sales, mergers, and financings, those investors who saw taxable gains must now account for the inevitable tax bills. One...more

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Today in Tax: Foreign Tax Credits Against Digital Service Taxes, Partial Spin-Off Structures, and Filing Relief for Equity Grants,...

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Brief commentary on recent cases, rulings, notices, and related federal tax guidance as of December 14, 2021. U.S. Agreements Expand Potential Tax Credits for Digital Service Taxes - The global tax landscape is...more

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Invest In Qualified Opportunity Funds Before Year End to Beat Deadline

While investments in Qualified Opportunity Funds may continue to be made well after the end of 2021, the 10% tax reduction on the capital gains invested in the Qualified Opportunity Fund will be gone by December 31, 2021. If...more

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The Working Capital Safe Harbor

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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

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The Nonqualified Financial Property Limitation

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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

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