Beth Zafonte, Director ofEconomic Development Services at Akerman LLP.
The Opportunity Zone program has proven to be one of the rareinstances where investors and communities have spoken and thefederal government has listened. All of the stakeholders appear tobe on the same page when it comes this economic developmentprogram, which aims to direct positive change in the nation'sdistressed communities, including those in South Florida. This ismost evident in the April 17th second round of proposedrules. Neisen Kasdin, Co-Chair of the Qualified Opportunity ZonesPractice at Akerman LLP in Miami and Beth Zafonte, the firm'sDirector of Economic Development Services examine some of thehighlights that are moving many investors off the sidelines.
GlobeSt.com: Capital gainsmay also be invested in a Qualified Opportunity Zone Business(“QOZB”). What are the proposed rules for this `and how does itwork with a real estate investment in a Qualified Opportunity Fund(“QOF”)?
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