Fore! An easement on a golf course fails to serve a conservation purpose. The U.S. Tax Court has ruled that a partnership that operated a golf club on its property wasn’t entitled to a conservation contribution deduction because it failed to satisfy the conservation requirements. The partnership argued that the easement area provided a habitat for several species of conservation concern. However, the court concluded there wasn’t a sufficient presence of rare or endangered species in the area to satisfy the conservation purpose requirement. (TC Memo 2018-146)

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