Tag: conservation easement

  • Stop fraudulent land conservation schemes

    Stop fraudulent land conservation schemes

    By Michele S. Byers Since the 1970s donations of land and interests in land, known as conservation easements, have benefited from a federal conservation tax deduction. The tax deduction incentive has proven enormously successful and popular across the nation. In fact, the conservation easement tax deduction is one of America’s most valuable tools for encouraging…