Understanding Opportunity Zone Tax Incentives in Light of New Congressional Oversight and the TIGTA Report
A live 90-minute premium CLE/CPE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers with a detailed analysis of the qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) tax incentives in light of new congressional oversight and the recent Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) report. The panel will discuss recent developments and congressional oversight for QOZ tax incentives and critical challenges for taxpayers stemming from the TIGTA report. The panel will discuss methods to ensure deferral or reduction of capital gains and outline additional tax planning strategies associated with opportunity zone funds and businesses.
Outline
- Key issues in light of the TIGTA report
- Processes and criteria designating QOZs
- Securing the tax benefits of opportunity zone investments
- Best practices and tax planning techniques for counsel
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How does the recent TIGTA report provide clarity and challenges for investors?
- What are the opportunity zones and eligibility requirements under IRC 45D(e)?
- What tax benefits do opportunity zones provide?
- What are opportunity zone funds and QOZ businesses?
- How can taxpayers ensure the deferral or reduction of capital gains and the appreciation exclusion?
Faculty
Robert Horwitz
Principal
Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez
Mr. Horwitz has over 35 years of experience as a tax attorney specializing in the representation of clients in civil... | Read More
Mr. Horwitz has over 35 years of experience as a tax attorney specializing in the representation of clients in civil and criminal tax cases, including civil audits and appeals, tax collection matters, criminal investigations, administrative hearings and in civil and criminal trials and appeals in federal and state courts. Before entering private practice, he was a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, where he represented the United States in several hundred tax cases, involving areas as diverse as captive insurance companies, tax shelters, trust fund recovery penalties, manufacturers’ excise taxes, employment taxes, criminal investigations, and tax collection.
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Michel R. Stein
Principal
Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez
Mr. Stein specializes in tax controversies, as well as tax planning for individuals, businesses and corporations. For... | Read More
Mr. Stein specializes in tax controversies, as well as tax planning for individuals, businesses and corporations. For more than 20 years, he has represented individuals with sensitive issue civil tax examinations where substantial penalty issues may arise, and extensively advised individuals on foreign and domestic voluntary disclosures regarding foreign account and asset compliance matters. Mr. Stein is well respected for his expertise and judgment in handling matters arising from the U.S. government’s ongoing enforcement efforts regarding undeclared interests in foreign financial accounts and assets, including various methods of participating in a timely voluntary disclosure to minimize potential exposure to civil tax penalties and avoiding a criminal tax prosecution referral. Mr. Stein is a frequent lecturer at national and regional conferences on topics including tax compliance sensitive issues, IRS examinations, State and Federal worker classification issues, etc.
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Steven (Steve) Toscher
Managing Principal
Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez
Mr. Toscher has been representing clients for more than 35 years before the Internal Revenue Service, the Tax Divisions... | Read More
Mr. Toscher has been representing clients for more than 35 years before the Internal Revenue Service, the Tax Divisions of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the United States Attorney, numerous state taxing authorities and in federal and state court litigation and appeals. Mr. Toscher enjoys a unique combination of solid criminal defense experience and extensive substantive tax experience to assist individuals and entities subject to sensitive government inquiries. He has considerable experience as lead counsel in defending criminal tax fraud investigations (both administrative and grand jury investigations) as well as in defending criminal tax prosecutions (both jury and non-jury). Mr. Toscher’s tax practice includes a wide array of substantive areas including income taxes, estate taxes, employment taxes, sales taxes and property taxes. He is routinely involved in sensitive issue or complex civil tax examinations and administrative appeals on behalf of wealthy individuals and their closely held entities as well as large corporations involving both domestic and foreign tax related issues.
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You may pre-order a recording to listen at your convenience. Recordings are available 48 hours after the webinar. CPE credit is not available on recordings. Strafford will process CLE credit for one person on each recording. All formats include course handouts.