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On April 17, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued new proposed regulations to address a number of the outstanding questions and ambiguities pertaining to the Opportunity Zone program. The hope is that the new IRS guidance will spur significant Opportunity Zone investments that have been on the sidelines waiting for additional clarity. The proposed regulations answer major questions regarding original use and substantial improvement of tangible property and vacant land, requirements for being considered a…
This week, the New Jersey Division of Taxation issued key guidance on the Opportunity Zone program. The guidance provides that New Jersey will conform to federal tax rules when it comes to the Opportunity Zone tax benefits for gross income and corporation business tax purposes. Accordingly, New Jersey taxpayers will have the opportunity to take advantage of the deferral and reduction of current capital gains, while realizing future capital gains on a Qualified Opportunity Fund…
As seen on: ROI-NJ.com By Tom Bergeron The city of Newark has one of the top locations in the country for investors looking to take advantage of the new Opportunity Zone Program, according to a national study released Thursday morning. The LOCUS National Opportunity Zone Ranking Report ranked a census tract in downtown Newark in a tie for sixth place among the top Opportunity Zones for Smart Growth Potential, in a ranking of nearly 8,000…
Enough time has passed since the IRS issued its first substantive round of draft regulations and guidance on the federal Opportunity Zone program for certain Qualified Opportunity Fund (“QOF”) managers to begin their capital raise.  Some Funds are still working through structuring concepts and documentation, while many others remain on the sidelines in light of the outstanding questions and potential issues that remain for Opportunity Zone investments and projects.  While the remaining issues and areas…
As seen on: ROI-NJ.com By Tom Bergeron The panelists at the Opportunity Zone program were a bit bombastic when it came time to describe the potential the program has in low-income areas. “Too good to be true,” said one. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” said another. Ted Zangari, head of the Real Estate Department at Sills Cummis & Gross and the person credited for bringing the Rutgers Center for Real Estate event together…
On October 19, 2018 the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) unveiled its long-awaited guidance on the Opportunity Zone program. The IRS released proposed regulations which have a 60-day notice and comment period before being finalized. Although the regulations may not be finalized, they can be relied on by investors and Fund managers. The IRS also released additional guidance in the form of Revenue Ruling 2018-29, which addresses the “substantial improvement” requirement as applied to real property.…