OPPORTUNITY ZONE RESOURCES OFFICIAL SOURCES
“When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.”
– CONFUCIUS
TOOLS
REGULARLY UPDATED
- Review the Official CDFI website for Opportunity Zones
- IRS has released Opportunity Zones FAQ
SPECIFIED DOCUMENTS
ISSUED
- IRS Form 8896 Qualified Opportunity Fund< (1/7/19) [PDF: 2 pages]
- IRS Cancellation of Public Hearing (1/7/19) [PDF: 3 pages]
- Executive Order Establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council(12/12/2018) [PDF: 4 pages]
- IRS Tax Tip:Tax Reform Creates Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive (12/11/2018)
- Federal Register of Proposed Regulations for investors in Qualified Opportunity Funds (10/29/2018) [PDF: 18 pages]
- IRS Revenue Ruling 2018-29:Special Rules for Capital Gains Invested in Opportunity Zones(10/19/2018) [PDF: 5 pages]
- IRS Revenue Bulletin 2018-28: Notice 2018-48 Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones(7/9/2018) [PDF: 383 pages]
- IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-16: Qualified Opportunity Zones (Eligibility Criteria) (2/8/2018) [PDF: 6 pages]
- The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (12/22/2017) [PDF: 186 pages]
- Read the original legislation for the Investing in Opportunity Act(2/2/2017) [PDF: 19 pages]
VIDEOS
Watch the videos below to see how Opportunity Zones are impacting communities throughout the U.S. and how some programs are working while others continue to make affordable housing more difficult to achieve. Change starts through conversation and continues to expand through education, but it takes the efforts of individuals and the community to work together in order to create a plan that works for everyone.