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Brazil’s New Tax Rules for Infrastructure Investments

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Below we list some key tax legislative changes that are relevant to new investments in infrastructure projects and that are already in force or have been announced by the government and are under discussion in the National...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

Goodwin

Luxembourg: Potential Impacts Of The Global Minimum Tax

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On 4 and 5 June 2021, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G7, joined by the Heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and Eurogroup,...more

BCLP

Spring Budget 2020: overview from a funds perspective

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This briefing summarises the key announcements in the Spring Budget from a funds perspective: including the UK funds review, the SDLT surcharge for corporate and individual non-resident purchasers of UK residential property...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Final Tax Regulations Offer More Certainty to Opportunity Zone Fund Managers and Investors

Opportunity Zone (or “OZ”) investment was hailed in 2018 and 2019 as the hottest and most innovative way of attracting significant private capital to distressed communities in the United States and its territories by offering...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Tax Round Up - January 2020

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UK General Tax Developments - Date set for next UK Budget - The first Budget of the new Conservative government will be held on Wednesday 11 March. There has been significant speculation that there will be a major...more

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Simplification of UK Partnership Tax Reporting for Investment Fund Partnerships

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In the Finance Act 2018, the UK Government enacted a number of changes to the information required in partnership returns that raised the concern of undue and impracticable administrative burden being imposed on UK investment...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Opportunity Zones Create Funding Alternative for Social Infrastructure Projects

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Under current legislation, tax-exempt and other low cost financing solutions are not typically available for social infrastructure projects....more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

The Good, the Bad, and the Yet to be Defined

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) provided the most comprehensive update to the tax code in over two decades. Of the many changes the TCJA provided, Sections 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 of the IRC are of the most heavily discussed...more

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Opportunity Zone Benefits and Incentives for Developers, Promoters and Potential Investors

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The “Opportunity Zone” community development program was established by Congress in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. ...more

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Questions and Answers from our Webinar Window of Opportunity: The IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zone Rules

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Below are questions submitted by the audience during our webinar Window of Opportunity: The IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zone Rules. The webinar was on November 2, 2018. Here’s the presentation from...more

K&L Gates LLP

Agribusiness: Leveraging the Opportunity Zones Tax Incentive to Improve Returns on Investments in the Agribusiness Sector

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A new federal tax incentive enacted in the 2017 tax reform package may provide a boost to many new and used (when refurbished) facilities and equipment used in the agribusiness industry. This could include buildings, silos,...more

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New Clarity on Opportunity Zone Funds as Proposed Regulations Are Issued

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The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provided for a new set of provisions designed to incentivize long-term investment in certain low-income areas nominated by states and designated by the Treasury Department...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Opportunity Zones: An Update

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The federal Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, created in December 2017, has been a major topic of discussion for investors, businesses, and project developers alike. It seems, however, that the utilization of the OZ program has...more

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Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations

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The 2017 tax bill provides massive tax benefits to any taxpayer that recognizes capital gain (“Gain”) and that invests an amount equal to the Gain to acquire an interest (“Fund Interest”) in an “Opportunity Zone Fund” (a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations on Opportunity Zones

On October 19, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations relating to the new Opportunity Zone program....more

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New IRS Regulations Issued: What’s Next for Opportunity Zones?

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Real estate developers, fund sponsors, and property owners have been eagerly awaiting guidance on the new Qualified Opportunity Zone ("QOZ") provisions included in last December’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Regulations Provide a Path Forward for Fund Formations, But Leave Many Questions for Another...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released long-anticipated proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) relating to investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones (“QOZs”)....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Update on Qualified Opportunity Zones: First Set of Guidance Issued

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act introduced a new tax-incentive program known as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs). In 2018, governors of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. possessions designated more than...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Opportunity Zones: New Guidance Sheds Light on How Private Equity Industry Can Take Advantage

• Proposed regulations issued on October 19 provide welcome guidance to asset managers regarding the formation of qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) that may provide investors with the following three tax benefits: (1)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Opportunity Zone Investments: What You Need to Know and Potential Scenarios - A New Opportunity for Investors to Defer Taxable...

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• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Oct. 19, 2018, issued much anticipated proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) and other guidance on tax benefits arising from investments in "qualified opportunity zones" that...more

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Window of Opportunity: The IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zone Rules

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The new rules address a number of issues that investors and sponsors were waiting for guidance on. The IRS has promised further guidance to address issues that remain in need of clarification. ...more

Stinson LLP

U.S. Treasury Issues Much-Anticipated Opportunity Zone Guidance

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On Friday, October 19, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department issued long-awaited proposed regulations and other guidance with respect to opportunity zone incentives under Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) § 1400Z-2....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service release guidance for Opportunity Zone incentive

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The Treasury Department has released guidance for the new opportunity zone (OZ) tax incentive, which addresses gains invested in qualified opportunity funds (QOF)...more

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IRS Issues Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zones

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The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act included significant new tax benefits for investments in qualified opportunity zones. Specifically, taxpayers can defer tax recognition on capital gains when the gains are reinvested in a...more

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