Steve Glickman - Opportunity Zones: Ultimately, If You Hold for...10 Years or More...You Dont Pay Any New Capital Gains Ever | #115

Published: Aug. 1, 2018, 5 p.m.

b'In Episode 115, we welcome entrepreneur and opportunity zone expert, Steve Glickman.\\nMeb jumps right in, asking \\u201cwhat is an opportunity zone?\\u201d\\nSteve tells us about this brand-new program that was created this past December. Most people don\\u2019t know about it yet. It was the only bipartisan piece of the Investing in Opportunity Act, which was legislation packed into the tax reform bill.\\nOpportunity zones were designed to combine scaled investment capital with lower-income communities that haven\\u2019t seen investment in decades. You can essentially roll-over capital gains into opportunity funds \\u2013 special investment vehicles that have to deploy their capital in these pre-determined opportunity zones. It could be a real estate play, a business venture play, virtually anything as long as the investment is in the opportunity zone and meets the appointed criteria. And the benefit of doing this? Steve tells us \\u201cultimately, if you hold for\\u202610 years or more in these opportunity zones\\u2026you don\\u2019t pay any new capital gains \\u2013 ever.\\u201d\\nMeb hones in on the benefits, clarifying they are: a tax deferral, a step-up in basis, and any gains on the investment are free of capital gains taxes. He then asks where these zones exist now, how one finds them, and how they were created.\\nSteve tell us the zones exist in every US state and territory, including Puerto Rico \\u2013 in fact, the entire island of Puerto Rico is now an opportunity zone. Steve goes on to give us more details.\\nSoon, the conversation turns toward the problem these opportunity zones are trying to solve \\u2013 the growing inequality in America. As part of this discussion, Steve tells us about his group, EIG. He created it to work on bipartisan problems that had private sector-oriented solutions. He wanted to address the unevenness of economic growth in the US \\u2013 why are some areas getting all the capital, while others are getting left behind?\\nMeb points the guys back to opportunity zones and how an investor can take part. He asks what\\u2019s the next step after selling all my investments for capital gains. What then?\\nSteve tells us all the capital has to flow through an opportunity fund. It can be a corporation or partnership, include just one investor or many, can be focused on multiple investments or just one\\u2026. Most people have identified a project in which they want to invest, but some groups are now creating funds to raise capital, then will find a deal. Steve provides more details on all this.\\xa0\\nThere\\u2019s way more in this special episode: the two industries that the government won\\u2019t allow to be included in opportunity zone investments\\u2026 The three different tests for how a business qualifies as an opportunity zone investment\\u2026 What regulatory clarity is currently missing from the IRS\\u2026 The most common naysayer pushback they\\u2019re hearing\\u2026 The slippery issue of gentrification\\u2026 And far more.\\nOpportunity zones have the potential to be a game-changer for many investors. Get all the details in Episode 115.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'