Opportunity Zones are a new tax incentive program that has the potential to attract tens of billions of dollars in private capital to struggling urban and rural areas. We’ll be talking to Jeremy Nowak, a prominent figure in urban policy and impact investment, and recent co-author of “The New Localism: How Cities Thrive in the Age of Populism.” We’ll be talking about what impact the program is likely to have, and what strategies might be used to maximize its effect.
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Guiding
Principles for
Opportunity
Zones:
New Localism
Advisors
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• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has established
New Internal Revenue Code Section 1400Z - OPPORTUNITY ZONES
– This section allows any taxpayer to defer paying tax on capital gains from the
sale of property if those gains are timely invested in Qualified Opportunity
Funds (QOF) which in turn must invest 90% of its assets in businesses located or
property used in a low-income community. If investors invest for ten years, they
also pay no capital gains tax on the appreciation on that investment.
Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives
Jeremy NowakNew Localism Advisors