Opportunity Zones Podcast

Real estate tax law expert Tony Nitti and host Jimmy Atkinson discuss the basics of the Opportunity Zones tax incentive and then dive into some unintended consequences introduced by the proposed IRS regulations. Self-described “codehead” Tony Nitti is a real estate tax law expert, CPA, and partner at WithumSmith+Brown. He also serves on the editorial advisory board for The Tax Adviser. And he’s a contributor at Forbes.com, where he recently published a thorough primer on the opportunity zones tax

How much do you know about opportunity zones? Maybe you know the basics — that the opportunity zones program is an economic policy intended to revitalize some of the most economically distressed areas of the country, and that to encourage investment in such communities, huge tax benefits await investors. Capital gains deferral on the front end, as well as capital gains exclusion on the back end. But if you’re like most people, you only have a rough grasp of how it all works. On this podcast, I want