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Take a Deep Breath and Let’s Talk about Cheese: The next chapter on building envelopes and amendment clauses in Pine Mountain Preserve appellate opinion

In these trying times, it’s important to focus on anything [...]

By Ellen A. Fred|2020-11-25T18:35:20-05:00October 29th, 2020|Blog, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
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Fall 2020 Conservation Easement Tax Update: Emanouil, Oconee Landing, and Syndications

In which we enjoy a rare taxpayer success against [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-12-07T22:03:09-05:00October 20th, 2020|Abusive Shelters, Blog, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases|
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2020 Midyear Review – Conservation Tax Cases So Far

It is summertime and beautiful in California. Unfortunately, it’s not [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-25T18:16:24-05:00July 8th, 2020|Abusive Shelters, Blog, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
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New Year’s Update for Conservation Easement and Carbon Transactions

Tax Court Ignores IRS’s Commercial Timber Assault and CCLT Carbon [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-25T18:06:42-05:00January 21st, 2020|Abusive Shelters, Blog, California State Law, Carbon, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases|
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Federal News: More Bad Law Bubbling Up from Syndicated and Overvalued Conservation Easements

IRS Continues to Attack Foot Faults and Retained Rights Instead [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt and Ellen A. Fred|2020-11-25T18:00:22-05:00December 4th, 2019|Abusive Shelters, Exempt Organizations, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
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Tax Court Upholds Amendment Clauses but Continues Attack on Floating Homesites in Conservation Easements

When the Tax Court issued its opinion in Pine Mountain Preserve, [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-25T17:26:59-05:00January 16th, 2019|Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases|
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Happy New Year’s Tidings for Land Trusts and Other Conservation Advocates

DOJ sues Syndicated Easement Promoters The Department of Justice has [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-25T17:18:47-05:00January 2nd, 2019|Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases|
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Three Autumn Cases Deny Golf Course and Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Deductions

Service Focuses on Conservation Purpose Test and Division of Proceeds [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-25T17:14:36-05:00October 24th, 2018|Abusive Shelters, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases|
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IRS Publishes New Gift Substantiation Regulations

Last month, the IRS issued final regulations entitled “Substantiation and [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-24T23:14:48-05:00August 20th, 2018|Exempt Organizations, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
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Denial of Conservation Easement Deduction: Right Result, Puzzling Analysis

Earlier this month, the U.S. Tax Court handed down an [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-24T22:32:06-05:00April 30th, 2018|Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases|
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