Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act

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Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act

This bill revises rules and reinstates reporting requirements relating to qualified opportunity zones (economically distressed communities where new investments, under specified conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment).

Specifically, the bill terminates the designation of zones that are disqualified due to median family income exceeding 130% of national median family income and permits states to identify and expand terminations of such zones.

The bill also reinstates reporting requirements for qualified opportunity zones and imposes penalties for noncompliance with such requirements, extends the opportunity zones temporary deferral period for qualifying capital gain through 2028, and establishes a State and Community Dynamism Fund to support public and private investment in qualified opportunity zones.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 5761

Introduced on
2023-09-27

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

9/27/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act

This bill revises rules and reinstates reporting requirements relating to qualified opportunity zones (economically distressed communities where new investments, under specified conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment).

Specifically, the bill terminates the designation of zones that are disqualified due to median family income exceeding 130% of national median family income and permits states to identify and expand terminations of such zones.

The bill also reinstates reporting requirements for qualified opportunity zones and imposes penalties for noncompliance with such requirements, extends the opportunity zones temporary deferral period for qualifying capital gain through 2028, and establishes a State and Community Dynamism Fund to support public and private investment in qualified opportunity zones.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to qualified opportunity zones, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Taxation

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary10/26/2023

Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act

This bill revises rules and reinstates reporting requirements relating to qualified opportunity zones (economically distressed communities where new investment...


Latest Action9/27/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.