Treasury, IRS to Expand Financing for Nearly 7,000

More of the extraordinary advantages given through The Working Families Tax Cuts will unfold in 2027. 

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, along with the Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano, announced on Thursday the creation of a everlasting course of that permits the states to direct more capital into revitalizing Opportunity Zones.

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday the designation of 6,576 Opportunity Zones nationwide – including in all 50 states, U.S. territories and Washington, D.C. – opening a new 10-year window for non-public investment in economically distressed communities.

The designations will take impact Jan. 1, 2027, according to Treasury and IRS steerage, and will stay in place for a decade.

Bessent said in a press release issued on the Treasury’s X account:

“Under President Trump’s leadership, the Working Families Tax Cuts permanently renewed and strengthened Opportunity Zones, giving investors, entrepreneurs, and local leaders the long-term certainty they need to commit capital to communities that have been overlooked for too long. 

“Today’s announcement of the new designations will help direct private investment to these communities, expand economic opportunity, support job creation, and unlock long-term growth in these communities across the country.”

Under @POTUS’s management, the Working Families Tax Cuts completely renewed and strengthened Opportunity Zones, giving traders, entrepreneurs, and local leaders the long-term certainty they need to commit capital to communities that have been neglected for too long. Today’s announcement of the new designations will help direct non-public investment to these communities, develop financial alternative, help job creation, and unlock long-term growth in these communities across the nation. https://t.co/Rfs4L5bcfl

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) November 5, 2026

So, if the person states deal with this appropriately, they’ve the facility in their arms to revitalize communities long devastated and depressed, while rising financial incentives for small business and local communities. Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) announced this thrilling development to her Alabama constituents, many who work, reside, or own companies within the city and rural communities that have been too-long deserted.

Great news for Alabama! 141 communities across our state, including 65 in rural areas, have been designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones! Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, this program is now everlasting, serving to entice non-public investment, create good-paying jobs, and convey new financial alternatives to communities across Alabama. https://t.co/z9hkF1qLFC

— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) November 5, 2026

Great news for Alabama!

141 communities across our state, including 65 in rural areas, have been designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones!

Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, this program is now everlasting, serving to entice non-public investment, create good-paying jobs, and convey new financial alternatives to communities across Alabama.

The exclusive Fox Business reporting linked above continued:

Of the newly designated zones, 2,594 are in rural communities eligible for enhanced tax incentives under the law.

Opportunity Zones are economically distressed census tracts where qualifying investments might obtain preferential tax treatment. The program was created under the 2017 tax law and was made everlasting under President Donald Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts.

Treasury said this system has helped generate more than $110 billion in private-sector investment since its creation.

IRS CEO Bisignano also touted the financial boon inherent in the expanded Opportunity Zones for each state, and in the end the nation. He said:

“Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, Qualified Opportunity Zones were permanently extended and expanded by the Working Families Tax Cuts giving states an opportunity to attract long-term investment into underserved, rural, and economically distressed areas.

 “By designating thousands of new Qualified Opportunity Zones, the IRS and Treasury are enabling targeted investment and growth in communities where it is needed the most.”

The full listing of 2026 designated Opportunity Zones may be discovered right here.

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