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Tax Bill 2017

New tax law includes incentives for poor areas

Ryan Kailath Feb 19, 2018
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Tax Bill 2017

New tax law includes incentives for poor areas

Ryan Kailath Feb 19, 2018
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A line item in the tax law creates a new Opportunity Zone program, with incentives to draw business to underdeveloped places. This strategy has been tried by former administrations, and state and local governments, with results that have often been disappointing.

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