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Policy Principles

Maintaining open land is good public policy, open space helps everyone
Good public policy fosters voluntary land conservation
Public and private interests in land can, and should be, balanced
Land trusts make strong conservation partners

Policy Action > Tax Incentive Success Story

Tax Incentive Success Story

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Has the newly expanded federal tax incentive for donating conservation easements influenced landowners to donate an easement to your land?

How has the incentive affected your land trust and its work? (Required)

Enter amounts and types of new acres conserved; outreach to landowners, new constituents and/or general public to increase land conservation

How could your land trust and your community benefit if the incentive was made permanent? (Required)

Do you have any examples from the past of how the incentive could have helped protect land that is now lost?

Name and location of the conserved land: (Required)

Briefly describe the transaction, especially the conserved land and the landowner. (Required)

Include the public benefit(s), key transaction information (e.g. donation or bargain sale; closing date), importance to your conservation priorities, and the landowner (e.g. farmer or rancher; other)

What does the landowner have to say about their land, the transaction, the incentive and your land trust? What motivated their decision?

We may need to speak to you and the landowner for more information. If appropriate, please provide the landowner's name, phone, and email.

I prefer to be a liaison with this landowner, please have someone contact me.

Has this success story been covered by your local media?

If so, please submit link and indicate media, article name, and date published.

Has your congressional delegation been told of this transaction? (Required)

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Does your land trust have additional stories to share? (Required)

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Upload a photo of your land

Advocates Alerts

October 28 – IRS Offers Free Webcast & Workshops on the New 990

As a follow-up to last week’s tax reminders email, we wanted to let you know that the Internal Revenue Service offers several free online training opportunities related to the new Form 990 and other nonprofit recordkeeping issues. More >>

October 22 - End of the Year Tax Changes and Reminders

There are some recent tax changes you should know about:

The new Form 990
New ruling on acknowledgment letters
"IRA Charitable Rollover"
S-Corporation fix
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New private letter ruling on CEs

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News: »
Legislators Call for More Accountability in Colorado's Conservation Easement Tax Credit

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Congress Renews Tax Incentive to Increase the Pace of Conservation
May 23, 2008 | Washington, D.C.

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Conservation easements offer benefits
October 23, 2008 | Spokane Journal of Business

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