Land Trust ADVOCATES Alerts - Archive

2007

12/14/07: Senate Passes Tax Incentive
12/14/07: Senate to Approve Farm Bill Today with Extension of New Tax Incentive
12/10/07 Farm Bill Votes Need Your Help
11/15/07: Farm Bill Funding, Tax Incentive Need Your Help Now
11/01/07: Senate Agriculture Committee Votes on Farm Bill
10/16/07: Farm Bill Funding At Risk - Please Call
9/21/07: Tax Incentive Approved by Senate Finance Committee!
9/12/07: Action Needed: Help Determine 2008 Policy Priorities!
9/07/07: Action Needed: Help Permanently Extend the Tax Incentive!
8/01/2007: Action Requested: Your help needed in August!
7/27/2007: House Acts on Farm Bill!
7/25/2007: Farm Bill Alert -- Your help needed now!
7/19/2007: Update: Conservation Tax Incentive and the Farm Bill
6/04/2007: New IRS Guidance on Conservation Easement Donations
5/15/2007: Contact Your Representative Over Memorial Day Recess!
3/30/2007: Take Advangate of the April Recess!
3/20/2007: Congressmen Thompson and Camp introduce conservation incentive bill!
3/13/2007: House bill to extend conservation incentive may be introduced this week!
2/20/2007: Form 990 Includes New Question on Conservation Easement Donations
2/01/2007: Senator Baucus Introduces Conservation Incentive Bill

2006

9/27/2006: Policy Update on Tax Incentive, IRS and Rally 2006
7/10/2006: Expanded Tax Incentives - Action Needed
6/5//2006: Washington Post on Conservation Easement Decision
5/19/2006: Suburban Caucus - Thank Your Representative!
5/10/2006: Tax Bill Agreement - Conservation Provisions Still Alive
4/25/2006: Act Now - Republican Support Needed for Tax Incentive
4/19/2006: Action Needed - Tax Bill, Farm Protection, IRS
4/5/2006: Action Needed - Contact Congress in April!
3/16/2006: Action Needed - Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
2/17/2006: Tax Policy Updates for Land Trusts
1/19/2006: Update on the New 8283
1/6/2006: New IRS form and requirements for all conservation easement donors

2005

12/20/2005: Year End Update for Leaders in Conservation
11/28/2005: Your Action Needed for New Conservation Tax Incentive
11/18/2005: Senate Passes Tax Bill on Land Conservation!
11/9/2005: Mainers - and Americans - Vote for Conservation!
11/4/2005: Update - Charitable Tax Incentives
10/7/2005: Congress introduces charities legislation!
9/22/2005: Tax Provision in Response to Katrina Affects all Cash Donations to all Charities
9/20/2005: Information on the National Land Conservation Conference: Rally 2005
8/16/2005: IRS audits of conservation donations; other IRS actions
7/20/2005: Urgent Action: Land and Water Conservation Fund
7/19/2005: Publicity Opportunity for Land Trusts
6/28/2005: House Hearing and Independent Sector Report
6/10/2005: Update on the June 8th Senate Finance Committee Hearing
5/26/2005: Congressional Hearing Scheduled for June 8
4/19/2005: Congressional Update: JCT and Reforms
4/11/2005: Senate Hearing Update
3/18/2005: Policy Update: Progress and Next Steps
2/11/2005: Joint Committee Proposal Update
2/10/2005: Bush Budget Counters JCT Approach
1/28/2005: Congressional Committee Proposes Severe Cuts in Easement Deductions

2004

12/1/2004: Report on Congress and Land Trusts
10/7/2004: Conservation Tax Incentives Update
9/24/2004: Conservation Tax Incentives Update
9/9/2004: Update on Tax Incentives and Tax Reforms
4/30/2004: Sign Petition to Increase Land and Water Conservation Fund
4/9/2004: Update on Tax Incentives and Farmland Protection Program
2/23/2004: Senate Action on Tax Incentives Needs Your Help
1/15/2004: Action Requested to Support Tax Incentives