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Catherine DeBono Holmes and Brad Cohen wrote the article “How Real Estate Developers Can Use Opportunity Zone Funds to Finance New Real Estate Projects” for the JMBM Investment Law Blog. A short excerpt is below:
Real estate developers have a new source of investment for their development projects, created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
A new tax incentive for investment in low-income areas designated as “Opportunity Zones” was included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, signed into law on December 22, 2017. Under this section of the Act, codified as sections 1400Z-1, and 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code, taxpayers with taxable capital gains from the sale of any asset (stock, property, etc.) who reinvest those gains within 180 days of the date of sale of the asset into “Qualified Opportunity Zone Property” will become eligible to receive significant tax benefits. These potential tax benefits are expected to result in substantial new investment by investors in real estate projects that meet the requirements of “Qualified Opportunity Zone Property.” This article explains what the requirements are for designation as Qualified Opportunity Zone Property, and discusses the structure of Opportunity Zone investments.
