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On Dec. 29, 2022, the United States Congress passed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE Act 2.0). Section 605(d) of the SECURE Act 2.0 gave conservation easement donors a safe harbor to amend provisions relating to...more
In recent months, the IRS has continued its attack on syndicated conservation easement transactions. Many syndicated partnerships are now under IRS audit or have cases pending before the US Tax Court. Moreover, the IRS has...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a May 13th Opinion a conservation easement issue. See Champions Retreat Golf Founders, LLC v. Commissioner of IRS, 2020 WL 2462534. The...more
The Department of Justice has finally filed a civil complaint against certain promoters who have been spearheading syndicated easements to the tune of over $2 billion in claimed federal tax deductions using grossly inflated...more
Service Focuses on Conservation Purpose Test and Division of Proceeds Clause in PBBM-Rose Hill, Belair Woods, and Champions Retreat Golf Founders....more
Last week, Representative Mike Kelly (R) of Pennsylvania and Representative Mike Thompson (D) of California introduced the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2017 as H.R. 4459. The Act is simple;...more
Fifth Circuit encourages flexibility for conservation easement deductions in Bosque Mountain Ranch, while Tax Court makes it difficult for farmers in Rutkoske. Two important conservation easement opinions were handed down...more
When considering making a conservation easement gift, there are a number of steps involved, including the creation of multiple documents, appropriate due diligence and other tasks required to implement and substantiate such a...more
The Internal Revenue Code has provided an incentive under Section 170(h) for charitable conservation gifts. Since at least 2002 there has been an interest in combining through partnership those land owners who may have little...more