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Q: I am interested in restricting future development on my land. Is there a mechanism to do this, and, if so, are there tax incentives? Are these restrictions permanent?

The IRS does not like syndicated conservation easement tax deductions, and some promoters end up with criminal charges. Two men were sentenced to 23 and 25 years.

The Caloosahatchee-Big Cypress piece is still in the negotiation stages, and no maps have been released to the public to show what lands are targeted.

Conservation easements are voluntary legal agreements between a land owner and a land trust that permanently limit development on a parcel of land in an effort to protect its conservation values.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending $19 million to conserve rural land used for cattle, while also expanding a list of agricultural properties the state could help shield from residential or commercial development.

Conservation easements a cost-effective solution

/PRNewswire/ -- The state of California is working with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to target taxpayers who have claimed large conservation easement or...

A North Carolina man with at least seven known co-conspirators is facing punishment for a major fraud scheme that was carried out over the span of 12 years.

Desire by many taxpayers to protect the environment while simultaneously accessing a congressional tax incentive is fairly constant. But the IRS keeps changing things.

Conservation easement battles historically have centered on the partnership that donated the easement, but now, the IRS is focusing attention on the original landowners.