Treasury, IRS propose form to collect data about investments in opportunity zones; Dan Gauthier, Rose Law Group transactional attorney handling many Opportunity Zone investments, stresses investor vigilance

By Naomi Jagoda | The Hill The Treasury Department and IRS on Thursday released a draft form that is designed to collect information about investments made under the “opportunity zone” provision in President Trump’s tax-cut law. The release of the form comes amid concerns from lawmakers that the opportunity-zone program doesn’t have enough guardrails to ensure that it is actually meeting its intended …

More AZ O-Zones? Dan Gauthier, Rose Law Group transactional attorney handling many Opportunity Zone investments, weighs in

By Lydia O’Neal | Bloomberg Tax Investors across the country have been asking state officials to expand the areas designated for the 2017 tax law’s opportunity zone tax breaks—and changes related to the 2020 Census may give those investors a new chance to get what they ask for. The Census Bureau is revising census tract boundaries, potentially giving state governments …

The land of Opportunity Zones

By Callan Smith | Rose Law Group Reporter Tuesday morning at Rose Law Group was all about opportunity zones, when the firm hosted 62 people at an in depth discussion with a panel of experts moderated by firm President and Founder, Jordan Rose at its Scottsdale office. Opportunity Zone investment is a long-term investment vehicle with three tax brackets and …

Which office markets are best bets for Opportunity Zone investment? Dan Gauthier, Rose Law Group transactional attorney handling many O-Zone investments, does the math

By Patricia Kirk | National Real Estate Investor Opportunity Zone investments are a hot topic in the commercial real estate industry right now, but which office markets may be the best targets for this type of strategy? The establishment of Opportunity Zones offers investors a way to defer and reduce taxes on capital gains, while building equity in real estate assets …

Council bans development, demolition in east Boulder opportunity zone; Dan Gauthier, Rose Law Group transactional attorney handling many Opportunity Zones, comments

  By Shay Castle After an hours-long discussion and with the clock nearing 1 a.m. Wednesday, Boulder City Council voted 6-3 to temporarily ban development of office space and demolition of apartment buildings in a broad eastern swath of the city designated as a federal opportunity zone. Council members Bob Yates, Aaron Brockett and Jill Adler Grano dissented. “With this …

$15 Billion in anticipated Opportunity Zone investment identified by NCSHA; Dan Gauthier, Rose Law Group transactional attorney handling many Opportunity Zones, comments on O-Zones wide-ranging investment potential

    By NCSHA WASHINGTON, DC — The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) has released a significantly expanded third edition of its Opportunity Zone Fund Directory featuring 53 Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) representing nearly $15 billion in anticipated investment in designated high-poverty neighborhoods. NCSHA reviewed public information on these 53 funds and found the following. READ ON: “Although the early …

The Opportunity Zone is a ‘rare gift’

By Jordan Rose and Jim Belfiore | East Valley Tribune In just the last month, through the implementation of Trump’s tax plan, a compelling new tool to spur investment into property across Arizona has been adopted. The Opportunity Zone was created to promote investment in areas that states want to see further economic activity. The tax bill allowed governors to …

Business Journal talks to Jordan Rose about what she calls a ‘gift from the Federal Government’ – Opportunity Zones

By Brandon Brown | Phoenix Business Journal One of the hottest topics among lawyers, real estate brokers and developers around Arizona right now is a seldom-discussed part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that congress passed in December 2017. In just a few pages, the law created a new program meant to spur economic development and create an opportunity …