On October 19, 2018, the United States Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) released long-awaited pieces of guidance on the Opportunity Zones (“OZ”) program. The OZ program, which aims to incentivize investment in designated...more
10/25/2018
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act added the Opportunity Zones concept as Section 1400Z to the Internal Revenue Code, which is designed to incentivize private investment in low income areas. That section of the Code allows the...more