Lafayette, LA Real Estate Investors Networking Event 04/15/2019!

Lafayette, LA Real Estate Investors Networking Event 04/15/2019!

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Where:South Regional Library Across from Giles, 6101 Johnston St Lafayette, Louisiana 70503

Cost:Free

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Investor · Lafayette/Baton Rouge, LA · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 915 votes

New Tax Breaks for Opportunity Zones!

RSVP here: BP Acadiana Investors Meetup April 2019!

Did you know that many of Acadiana’s rural and urban town centers are strategically designated OPPORTUNITY ZONES?

MONIQUE BOULET, CEO of the Acadiana Planning Commission, will share information about the OPPORTUNITY ZONE program and explore how it encourages private investments in low-income urban and rural communities.

What is an OPPORTUNITY ZONE FUND?

Get smart and take action!

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  • Member since 2018 · 101 posts · 14 votes
    7y

    What is an opportunity zone pardon my ignorance, but I do not know what it is?

  • Investor · Lafayette/Baton Rouge, LA · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 915 votes
    7y

    Hello @Tina Jenkins, thank you for asking.  It is something new, so we all have a lot to learn about the topic.  Opportunity Zones were added to the tax code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017.

    Follow this link to the answer your question and some other good info:

    www.irs.gov/newsroom/opportunity-zones-frequently-...

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