Investors Seeking Big Tax Breaks Eye ‘Opportunity Zones’

Investors Seeking Big Tax Breaks Eye ‘Opportunity Zones’
President Donald Trump signs an executive order to establish the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) look on at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 12, 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
|Updated:

WASHINGTON—Investors have started to take advantage of a new incentive provided by President Donald Trump’s tax reform, funneling capital to economically struggling areas.

 The Opportunity Zones program, a little-publicized incentive in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, began to take shape in October last year, when the Treasury Department rolled out guidelines for investors. More regulatory guidance will be released soon to clear up confusion about the rules.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
twitter
Related Topics