Real estate investments

Liquor stores can’t claim a hot new U.S. tax break designed to create jobs in poor communities. One of the biggest property developers for marijuana ventures says it can.

The Securities and Exchange Commission teamed up with the North American Securities Administrators Association to explain the application of federal and state securities laws to opportunity zone investments.

Investors are starting to pour money into the real estate projects after more than a year of indecision.

Taxpayers wishing to participate for any calendar 2018 capital gains must act quickly.

The proposed regs were a long time in coming, but generally taxpayer friendly. Here are seven key updates.

The proposed regulations could unlock greater development in low-income communities and give investors a chance to reap tremendous profits.

There’s plenty of enthusiasm for new U.S. tax breaks for investing in low-income communities designated as opportunity zones. But many people have delayed spending because of uncertainty about how the incentives will work.

The program offers qualifying taxpayers who have capital gains income a highly flexible way to defer and eliminate a portion of the federal gain and possibly state gain.

For New York City’s luxury real estate brokers, a new mansion tax certainly isn’t welcome news, but it’s better than the alternative.

What types of businesses don’t qualify for QOZ investment, and which types of taxpayers are best suited for the program?