Document / Legal Opinion

Zarlengo v. Commissioner

Posted 2018
Source
National Architectural Trust
Author
Robert H. Levin
About This Legal Opinion

The court noted that New York's conservation easement enabling statute (like most enabling statutes) has a specific provision requiring that an easement be recorded for it to be effective thus the deduction failed under Treas. Reg. 1.170A-14(g)(3).

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