Skip to content
Conservation Partners Logo
  • About
  • Services
  • Projects
  • Insights
  • Contact

Deemed Approval and Amendments: Revisiting Safe-Harbor Clauses in Deductible Conservation Easements

Over the last several years, the IRS has challenged [...]

By Ellen A. Fred|2021-11-10T09:59:52-05:00October 4th, 2021|Blog, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
Read More

Notable Takeaways in the IRS’s Conservation Easement Audit Guide

The IRS and folks working in charitable conservation transactions [...]

By Misti Schmidt|2021-11-10T09:59:11-05:00June 11th, 2021|Blog, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
Read More

IRS Issues Updated Form 8283 for Charitable Contributions

The IRS gifted us with a new, slightly reformatted [...]

By Misti Schmidt|2021-02-27T18:52:40-05:00February 25th, 2021|Blog, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
Read More

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|
Read More

2020 Midyear Review – Conservation Tax Cases So Far

It is summertime and beautiful in California. Unfortunately, it’s [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2021-06-08T17:28:19-04:00July 8th, 2020|Abusive Shelters, Blog, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
Read More

Federal News: More Bad Law Bubbling Up from Syndicated and Overvalued Conservation Easements

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

By Misti M. Schmidt and Ellen A. Fred|2021-06-08T17:21:25-04:00December 4th, 2019|Abusive Shelters, Exempt Organizations, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
Read More

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|
Read More

Hobby Lobby Case Highlights Limitations on Charitable Deductions Claimed by Irrevocable Trusts

Green v. U.S., No. 16-6371 (10th Cir., Jan. 12, 2018) [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-24T22:24:26-05:00February 7th, 2018|Exempt Organizations, Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
Read More

New Cases Send Mixed Messages to Conservation Easement Donors

The Fifth Circuit encourages flexibility for conservation easement deductions [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-11-13T16:37:48-05:00August 16th, 2017|Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
Read More

IRS Updates Conservation Easement Audit Techniques Guide

On November 4, 2016, the IRS updated its Conservation Easement [...]

By Misti M. Schmidt|2020-12-07T21:59:31-05:00December 5th, 2016|Federal Law, IRS Positions and Tax Cases, Tax Planning|
Read More
12Next

Search Posts

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Recent Posts

  • Ensuring Consistency with Land Trust Articles of Incorporation When Working with Indigenous Tribes
  • Controversial Conservation Easement Statute Civil Code Section 815.11 Resurrected as Public Resources Code Sections 4751 – 4752
  • Will New California Civil Code Section 714.6 Affect Your Conservation Easement?
  • Deemed Approval and Amendments: Revisiting Safe-Harbor Clauses in Deductible Conservation Easements
  • Restoring Tribal Access to Land: A Menu of Options to Reestablish Cultural Access Rights

Archives

  • January 2023
  • September 2022
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • February 2021
  • October 2020
  • July 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • September 2019
  • April 2019
  • January 2019
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • April 2018
  • February 2018
  • December 2017
  • October 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • December 2016
  • September 2016
  • July 2016

Categories

  • Abusive Shelters
  • Blog
  • California State Law
  • Carbon
  • Exempt Organizations
  • Federal Law
  • IRS Positions and Tax Cases
  • Tax Planning
© Copyright | Conservation Partners | All Rights Reserved | ADA Policy | Website By Daor Design
Page load link
Skip to content
Open toolbar Accessibility Tools

Accessibility Tools

  • Increase TextIncrease Text
  • Decrease TextDecrease Text
  • GrayscaleGrayscale
  • High ContrastHigh Contrast
  • Negative ContrastNegative Contrast
  • Light BackgroundLight Background
  • Links UnderlineLinks Underline
  • Readable FontReadable Font
  • Reset Reset