Form 8996
(Rev. January 2020)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Qualified Opportunity Fund
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form8996 for the latest information.
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Attach to your tax return. See instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0123
Attachment
Sequence No.
996
Name Employer identification number
Part I
General Information and Certification
1 Type of taxpayer: Corporation Partnership
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Is the taxpayer organized for the purpose of investing in qualified opportunity zone property (other than another qualified
opportunity fund)?
No. STOP. Do not file this form with your tax return.
Yes. Go to line 3.
3 Is this the first period the taxpayer is a Qualified Opportunity Fund?
Yes. By checking this box, you certify that by the end of the taxpayer’s first qualified opportunity fund year, the taxpayer’s
organizing documents include a statement of the entity’s purpose of investing in qualified opportunity zone property and a
description of the trade or business(es) that the QOF is engaged in either directly or through a qualified opportunity zone
business. See instructions.
No.
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If you checked “Yes” on line 3, list the first month in which the fund chooses to be a Qualified Opportunity Fund
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5 Did any investor dispose of, in part or in whole, their equity interest in the fund?
Yes. Attach a statement with each investor’s name, the date of disposal, and the interest that they transferred during the
QOF’s tax year.
No.
Part II
Investment Standard Calculation
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Total qualified opportunity zone property held by the taxpayer on the last day of the first 6-month
period of the taxpayer’s tax year. See instructions if Part I, line 3, is “Yes” . . . . . . . . . 6
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Total assets held by the taxpayer on the last day of the first 6-month period of the taxpayer’s tax year.
See instructions if Part I, line 3, is “Yes” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Divide line 6 by line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Total qualified opportunity zone property held by the taxpayer on the last day of the taxpayer’s tax year
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10 Total assets held by the taxpayer on the last day of the taxpayer’s tax year . . . . . . . . .
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11 Divide line 9 by line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Part III
Qualified Opportunity Fund Average and Penalty
12 Add lines 8 and 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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13 Divide line 12 by 2.0. See instructions if Part I, line 3, is “Yes” . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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14 Is line 13 equal to or more than 0.90?
Yes. Enter -0- on this line and file this form with your tax return.
No. The fund has failed to maintain the investment standard. Complete Part IV to figure the penalty.
Enter the penalty from line 8 of Part IV on this line, and file this form with your tax return . . . .
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For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions.
Cat. No. 37820G
Form 8996 (Rev. 1-2020)