Real estate investments

A New York Times story based on Donald Trump’s long-sought-after tax data shows he avoided paying income taxes for most of the past two decades and paid only $750 the year he was elected president.

Opportunity zones may just be the perfect vehicle to deliver economic relief to the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic — both short term and long term.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created opportunity zones as an economic development tool to stimulate investments in distressed communities.

President Donald Trump recently highlighted the “opportunity zone” tax breaks he signed into law in late 2017 as a reason his administration “has done more for the Black Community than any president since Abraham Lincoln,” but a new study casts doubt on the program's effectiveness.

The SBA’s form clarifies some issues, but still leaves questions to be answered.

President Trump referred to the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on job creation during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

The controversy keeps mounting over a new tax break for investing in poor U.S. communities. But investors keep piling in.

Home values in areas designated as “opportunity zones” appear to have been affected so little it’s “statistically indistinct from zero,” according to new research.

The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations last week on opportunity zone funds, but while they answer some of the questions, many other issues remain that are likely to prompt questions from tax clients.

To help individuals and businesses prepare for filing season, Grant Thornton has released a collection of year-end tax tips.

Trends in the market and tax law changes introduced by tax reform have created a perfect storm for REIT investors.

Once heralded as a novel way to help distressed parts of the U.S., opportunity zones are now being slammed as a government boondoggle.

Plenty of tax deferral and impact investment runway is left even if clients miss the Dec. 31 deadline.

The tax break included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that encourages real estate investors to develop projects in economically distressed communities in exchange for deferring capital gains taxes for years has come under fire for not living up to its promise.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, teamed up with several of his fellow Democrats on new legislation and investigations of reported abuses of the opportunity zone tax break for real estate investors.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released a draft version of a proposed tax form to collect information about qualified opportunity zones.

5 key deadlines and structuring steps you and your clients can’t afford to miss.

Pulling back the curtain in the land of OZ, and other gain deferral strategies to consider.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving those who own an interest in rental real estate a safe harbor to allow them to qualify for the section 199A deduction.

The 2017 Republican tax overhaul in the U.S. could provide relief for billionaire art collectors stung by the expiration of another major tax break.