Enhanced Easement Incentive Survives in Senate "Extenders" Bill. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act, following through on a promise to take a critical look at the "tax extenders" by leaving a quarter of those provisions on the cutting room floor. It's a testament to your hard work that the enhanced easement incentive survived in this package, along with the s-corporation donation incentive and IRA charitable rollover, which we also support. The extension would last two years -- 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2013. Yesterday's bill is the opening volley of a lengthy negotiation. The best way you can demonstrate support is by seeking Senate co-sponsors for S. 339, the stand-alone easement incentive bill promoted by the Land Trust Alliance.

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