Ira Weinstein

The Guide to Making Opportunity Zones Work Ira Weinstein

Understand the role each stakeholder plays in the Opportunity Zone ecosystem - one that can drive new investment, development, and job creation in left-behind communities across America. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) brought to life the first new community development tax incentive in decades. Opportunity Zones (OZs) were created to spur economic development and job creation in distressed communities by offering tax incentives to those who provide new capital investments in these areas. As a growing marketplace takes shape around OZs, there's far more unknown than known about how they can and should be implemented. The rules released by the IRS over the course of 2018 and 2019 are complex and number in the hundreds of pages. "The Guide to Making Opportunity Zones Work," co-edited by leading Opportunity Zone advisors Ira Weinstein, who oversees advisory, assurance and tax for stakeholders across the OZ landscape, and Steve Glickman, who helped architect the legislation behind the initiative. Inside you'll find: -Plain-English breakdowns of the various terms, tests, and other rules specific to the world of OZs (with graphics and examples)-Individual chapters offering insights for specific OZ stakeholdersoInvestorsoFund managersoReal estate developersoEntrepreneurs and business ownersoOZ community leaders -Plus, insights on how these groups fit together, and how they can collaborate to best drive new economic activity in struggling communities across America. Think of this guide as a tutorial that covers the nuts and bolts of OZ investing - one that provides advice and information for each of the key participant groups needed to create and support a healthy OZ ecosystem.