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Proposed Regulation Safe Harbors Real Estate Investments

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Latest Proposed Regulations Provide Needed Guidance on the Working Capital Safe Harbor

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Nestled within the new proposed regulations issued by the IRS on April 12 (the "Proposed Regulations") that mainly address foreign investors is needed relief for current Opportunity Zone projects....more

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Department of Treasury Releases Proposed Regulations Offering Pandemic Relief to Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses

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On April 14, 2021, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, if adopted, would allow flexibility for qualified opportunity zone businesses (“QOZBs”) to revise or...more

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Treasury Releases Final Regulations for Investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones

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On December 19, 2019, the Treasury Department released final regulations on the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program first enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Final regulations provide additional safe harbors...more

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Opportunity Zones: Final Regulations Provide Additional Flexibility

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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

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CFIUS & Foreign Investment in Real Estate

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States to determine the effect of such transactions on national...more

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Latest Opportunity Zone Regulations Provide Needed Clarity to Investors, Fund Managers, and Businesses

On April 17, 2019, the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued its second round of proposed regulations related to investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”) and Qualified Opportunity Funds...more

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Part I: Qualified Opportunity Fund Tax Benefits – Not Just For Real Estate Investors

The Treasury Department has issued two sets of proposed regulations concerning the tax benefits available to taxpayers who invest in Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs). The first set of proposed regulations (published in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

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

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

2nd Tranche of OZ Regulations

On April 16, 2019, Treasury issued its second set of proposed regulations (“OZ Regs 2”) regarding Section 14002 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The OZ Regs 2 are very helpful and answer a...more

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Second Set of Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations Provide Clarity to Potential Investors

As discussed here in November (Why 2019 Will be the Year of Opportunity (Zones)), the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created a tax-advantaged incentive program for investing in designated “qualified opportunity zones” throughout the...more

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IRS Issues Additional Regulations Providing More Clarity To Opportunity Zone Investments

On Wednesday April 17, 2019, the IRS issued the second round of proposed Treasury Regulations for Qualified Opportunity Zones under the Tax Code (the “New Proposed Regulations”). These regulations provide some much-needed...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Treasury Provides Additional Guidance on Opportunity Zone Provisions

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

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Qualified Opportunity Zones: New Proposed Regulations Provide Further Guidance

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The Treasury Department has now released a second round of proposed regulations on the Qualified Opportunity Zone (“QOZ”) provisions under Internal Revenue Code Section 1400Z-2....more

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Is the Opportunity Now a Reality? IRS and Treasury Release Second Tranche of Opportunity Zone Regulations

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After months of waiting, the IRS and the Treasury Department have released a second set of proposed regulations (the “Second Tranche”) relating to the opportunity zone provisions enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more

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OZ Update - The New Proposed Regulations Are Out - New Guidance on Eligibility for OZ Tax Benefits

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Last week, Treasury issued a second round of proposed regulations regarding Opportunity Zones?offering investors more clarity as to whether their investments in designated Opportunity Zones will qualify for current capital...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

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 communities designated by the IRS as qualified opportunity zones....more

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The Second Set of Proposed Opportunity Zone Regulations

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Introduction - On April 17, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) issued a second set of proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) under section...more

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New Opportunity Zone Regulations Provide Clarity on Open Issues for Investors

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On April 17th, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department (the “Treasury”) and the IRS issued a second set of long-awaited proposed regulations relating to Opportunity Zone (“OZ”) tax incentives. The OZ program was established by...more

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Guide to the Surprises Lurking in the QOZ Proposed Regulations

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While mid-April is typically associated by most with Tax Day, this year, April 2019, also became the month the highly awaited second round of Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations were issued....more

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IRS Issues Long-Awaited Second Round of Opportunity Zone Regulations

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As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress added a new provision to the Internal Revenue Code allowing investors to defer capital gains by making investments into Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs). However, many...more

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The Second Tranche of Opportunity Zone Regulations: Answers to “Substantially All” of Our Lingering Questions

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On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service released their highly anticipated second tranche of qualified opportunity zone (“OZ”) proposed regulations. This second set of proposed...more

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Opportunity Zones: Second Set of Proposed Regulations Provide Clarity

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On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued a broad, investment-friendly second set of Proposed Regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) regarding “Qualified Opportunity...more

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The IRS and Treasury Department Issue Further Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zones

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) established a program to provide preferential tax treatment for new investments made after December 31, 2017 in certain tracts of land in economically-distressed communities, known...more

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Treasury Issues New Proposed Qualified Opportunity Zone Regulations

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The Department of the Treasury on April 17 released a highly anticipated second round of proposed regulations regarding investments in qualified opportunity zones. The opportunity zone incentive was enacted as part of the Tax...more

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Opportunity Zones Observers Await Review of IRS Proposed Guidance

Economic development in distressed communities is ramping up as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Treasury Department update and finalize guidance released last October to govern investments in Opportunity Zones....more

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