Feb. 11, 2025: Opportunity Zones Working Group's Recommendations for Modernization and Renewal of OZs

Legislation to modernize and renew the opportunity zones (OZ) incentive in 2025 is essential to its long-term prospects. In this episode of Tax Credit Tuesday, Michael Novogradac, CPA, and Jason Watkins, CPA, discuss the path forward for OZs under potential tax law changes. They discuss the political outlook and priorities under a Republican Party that holds the White House, Senate and House. They discuss the push for an extension to the incentive. Later, Novogradac and Watkins discuss modernization and statutory proposals for OZs, including reporting requirements, investment in rural OZs and reinvesting gains in new businesses. Finally, they talk about how the outlook for permanency for the incentive might look.