Virtua Partners Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
What Are Opportunity Zones?
Like 1031s, They Benefit Investors
Lloyd Kendall Jr.Here's how the process works. An investor sells an asset and generates a capital gain. The capital gains from that investment must be reinvested within 180 days into a designated Opportunity Zone (OZ).If the investment is held, the capital gains liability on the original investment will be reduced by 10% after five years and by 15% after seven years. After 10 years, the new capital gains taxes generated from the opportunity fund investment are reduced to zero.
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