Circuit Court reverses denial of façade easement deduction

Circuit Court reverses denial of façade easement deduction

Circuit Court reverses denial of façade easement deduction

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a Tax Court decision that denied the donors of an historic façade easement a charitable contribution because a prior mortgagee of the property retained first priority on receipt of insurance proceeds in case of a casualty. The Tax Court had ruled that the easement was not held “in perpetuity” because the donee of the easement was not entitled to its proportionate share of the proceeds. ( See Nonprofit Issues®, Tax Matters, 5/16/10 .) The donors claimed a noncash contribution deduction of $220,800 for the gift of the easement on a $1 million row house in Boston’s South End to the National Architectural Trust on their 2003 tax return. Apparently...

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