The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act established a section of the tax code that allows taxpayers to utilize a new investment vehicle called Opportunity Funds, in an effort to bring resources to low income communities known as Opportunity Zones. What is an Opportunity Zone? The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) describes the Opportunity Zones as…
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Part 1: What is an Opportunity Zone? The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act established a section of the tax code that allows taxpayers to utilize a new investment vehicle called “Opportunity Funds”, in an effort to bring resources to low income communities known as Opportunity Zones. What is an Opportunity Zone? The Internal Revenue…
Continue reading ›OPPORTUNITY FUNDS: A HUGE BENEFIT TO ALL AMERICANS There is an estimated $6.1 trillion of paper profits currently held by investors on American balance sheets. Those gains are not yet taxed, and 8,700 areas in the United States, ranging from rusty industrial towns to dusty rural hamlets, are in desperate need of revitalizing investments. The…
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