# Opportunity Zones 2.0: What Investors Should Know - Capital Gains Tax - United States

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Author: Sequoia Research
Published: 2026-10-16T22:42:52.129Z
Updated: 2026-10-16T23:17:37.359Z
Original source: [Mondaq](https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/capital-gains-tax/1855538/opportunity-zones-20-what-investors-should-know)
Source published: 2026-10-15T18:06:35.000Z
Type: News
Topics: OZ Funds

A tax commentary on Mondaq outlines the revised Opportunity Zone framework for investments beginning January 1, 2027. It describes a permanent program with new tract designations and changes to deferral timing, basis adjustments and rural investment incentives.

The article distinguishes a rolling five-year deferral from the potential treatment of appreciation after a ten-year holding period. These are separate elements with qualification requirements. Its overview identifies issues for investors and advisers to examine rather than determining the tax treatment of an individual transaction.

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