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2020 Opportunity Zones: The New Wave of Real Estate Finance


Total Credits: 1.2 MCLE

Practice Area:
Real Property |  Tax

Dates


Description

In recent tax legislation, Congress created “Qualified Opportunity Zones” which provide substantial tax savings or even the elimination of any capital gains taxes on certain real estate.  The U.S. Treasury Department recently released final regulations implanting the law, finally allowing fund sponsors and investors the certainty they need to form funds and place investments. This program will review the major tax benefits of Opportunity Zones, the restrictions and requirements imposed by the regulations on these funds, and practical steps in drafting OZ documents. 

  • Tax benefits to real estate investors in Qualified Opportunity Zones
  • Review of recently released final QOZ final regulations
  • Choice of entity for QOZ investments – what entities are better suited to the opportunity
  • Relationship of QOZ benefits to Section 1231 property
  • Key restrictions imposed by the new law and integrating them into transaction documents
  • Counseling clients about the tradeoffs involved n QOZ transactions

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