The Tax Court recently issued a full T.C. opinion which will impact a tremendous number of conservation easement donations. In Pine Mountain Preserve, LLLP v. Commissioner, 151 T.C. 4 (2018) the Tax Court found a reservation...more
When the Tax Court issued its opinion in Pine Mountain Preserve, LLLP v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 151 T.C. 14 (December 27, 2018), the conservation community gave a collective sigh of relief because the court...more
This month, the Tax Court revived a method to defeat conservation deductions with its October 10 opinion published as Palmolive Building Investors LLC et al. v. Commissioner, No. 23444-14; 149 T.C. No. 18 (Oct. 10, 2017),...more
In Route 231, LLC v. Commissioner, 117 AFTR 2d 2016-XXXX (4th Cir. 2016), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that certain funds received by the taxpayer constituted income from the sale of Virginia land...more
In its recently issued opinion in the case of Route 231, LLC v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2014-30 (2/24/14), the United States Tax Court (the “Court”) held that a transfer of state tax credits to a 1% member who had contributed...more