Podcast Courtesy of OpportunityDB. The final IRS Regulations on Opportunity Zones are here – and the last guidance was extremely investor-friendly. Tony Nitti, Tax Partner at Rubin Brown, discusses the third and final IRS Regulations and Guidance. You can hear Jimmy Atkinson interview Tony in a recorded copy of the full podcast at OpportunityDB.com.
In late 2019 Opportunity Zone investors finally got the guidance they have been waiting for as the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released final opportunity zones regulations. The final regulations combine and update the first and second tranches of guidance, issued in October 2018 and April 2019. In addition, the Treasury Department also included […]
The SEC issued an Opportunity Zone Staff Statement to alert investors to applicable compliance implications under federal and state securities laws. At the heart of the Opportunity Zone program is the requirement that investors utilize an investment vehicle designated as a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF). The QOF can be set up as a corporation or […]
The Colorado Opportunity Zone Conference (and pitch event) takes place on October 1st. The event is hosted by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and is a showcase for local Colorado communities, projects, professionals and investors. Tickets are free and available here. Here’s the agenda and details about the event. 2019 […]
Podcast Courtesy OpportunityDb – It’s been one year since Virtua Partners launched the very first Qualified Opportunity Fund. Since then, they have raised $100 million, roughly half of which has already been deployed; they’ve broken ground on numerous projects, and have a pipeline of about 100 more. Quinn Palomino is principal at Virtua Partners, a global […]
Podcast Courtesy OpportunityDb – What are some of the most important tax accounting considerations when forming and managing an Opportunity Zone Fund? Valerie Grunduski is a real estate tax accounting specialist and leads Plante Moran’s Opportunity Zones practice. Jimmy Atkinson of OpportunityDb interviewed Valerie Grunduski to get a breakdown of the key tax and accounting issues […]
We just updated the Colorado Opportunity Zone presentation to reflect the additional guidance by the Treasury addressing and clarifying a number of key regulatory issues. The presentation focuses on investment opportunities for individual investors, including “mom-and-pop” investors looking for smaller and one-off investments. It covers the key requirements for inclusion in the Opportunity Zone program […]
Part 4 – The Opportunity Zone program requires all investments to be directed through an investment vehicle called a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF). In practice, this means that an investor can’t invest directly into an Opportunity Zone property or business but must instead invest into a Qualified Opportunity Fund and the fund can then reinvest […]
Part 3 – The Opportunity Zone program requires all investments to be directed through an investment vehicle called a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF). In practice, this means that an investor can’t invest directly into an Opportunity Zone property or business but must instead invest into a Qualified Opportunity Fund and the fund can then reinvest […]
Part 2 – The Opportunity Zone program requires all investments to be directed through an investment vehicle called a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF). In practice, this means that an investor can’t invest directly into an Opportunity Zone property or business but must instead invest into a Qualified Opportunity Fund and the fund can then reinvest […]
Part 1 – The Opportunity Zone program requires all investments to be directed through an investment vehicle called a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF). In practice, this means that an investor can’t invest directly into an Opportunity Zone property or business but must instead invest into a Qualified Opportunity Fund and the fund can then reinvest […]
Podcast Courtesy OpportunityDb – One of the most important questions you can ask a fund manager is “what fees can I expect to pay when investing in your Opportunity Zone Fund?” Jimmy Atkinson of OpportunityDb interviewed Jonathan Miller of Parsonex Enterprises to get a breakdown of the typical fees that you can expect in most […]