Treasury Extends Pandemic-Related Relief to 1031 Transactions, Qualified Opportunity Fund Investments

In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Treasury recently released Notice 2020-23, which provides procedural relief to persons engaged in 1031 transactions and those investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds, among others.

The notice, published April 10, extends the deadline until July 15, 2020 for any person required to perform certain “time-sensitive acts” under the internal revenue laws.

The list of affected time-sensitive acts includes:

• The 45-day identification period for 1031 exchanges and reverse exchanges.

• The 180-day period to acquire replacement property in a 1031 exchange (or to sell relinquished property in a reverse exchange).

• The 180-day period to invest “qualified gains” in a Qualified Opportunity Fund in order to receive tax benefits under the Qualified Opportunity Zone provisions.

If the deadline to perform the time-sensitive act expired, or would otherwise expire, between April 1, 2020 and July 15, 2020, the act will be treated as timely if performed no later than July 15, 2020.

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