On January 19, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2021-10 (the “Notice”), which provides relief for Opportunity Fund investors from certain deadlines and testing requirements. The relief provided by the...more
1/26/2021
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The IRS recently issued additional Opportunity Zone-related guidance, Notice 2020-39, that grants extension relief with respect to five specific time-sensitive actions. Among other things, Notice 2020-39 (i) allows certain...more
6/17/2020
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As part of its continuing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on June 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020–39 (the “Notice”). The Notice provides welcome relief to Qualified Opportunity Funds (“QOFs”) and...more
6/10/2020
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How will the United States recover from the COVID-19 pandemic? At least part of the answer may be by making a few critically important tweaks to the Opportunity Zone tax incentives contained in Code Section 1400Z-2 (the “OZ...more
Late in the evening on Friday, April 3, 2020, the Small Business Administration ("SBA") took certain actions to help address some of the gating questions that arose during the course of the week regarding loans available...more
Sullivan recently issued a client alert that explores the law and lore of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"). Additional details regarding the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP")...more
These are extraordinary and fluid times for small businesses and individuals. As part of our mission as counselors and indeed partners to our clients, we have been closely reviewing the stimulus package recently signed into...more