Webinar: The New Opportunity Zones Program: What Businesses and Investors Need to Know

**This webinar has been rescheduled from November 30, 2018. If you have already registered, there is no need to re-register for the program. You will receive a reminder email prior to the live event with a link to access the program.

If you are unable to attend the live webinar on December 19th but are interested in accessing the archive for on-demand viewing, please click on the registration button to be added to the on-demand mailing list.**

Many businesses and investors may be positioned to pursue a unique investment opportunity through the Qualified Opportunity Zones program, which offers significant tax incentives for eligible funds aimed at projects in economically distressed urban and rural communities.

Join Shipman & Goodwin attorneys for this complimentary webinar as they provide an overview of the new program’s rules, tax benefits, eligibility requirements, exemptions and compliance requirements. Presenters will also review recent guidance from the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department and provide useful guidance on establishing Qualified Opportunity Funds. The Opportunity Zones program, included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, is designed to encourage investment in areas in need of economic development and job creation.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE):

This CLE program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York CLE Board for a maximum of 1.5 credit hours, of which 1.5 can be applied toward the Professional Practice requirement. This program is appropriate for both transitional and nontransitional attorneys.

Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approves or accredits CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of this provider that this activity qualifies for up to 1.25 hours toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut, including zero hour(s) of ethics/professionalism.