Conservation Easement Workshop Scheduled at Plymouth Bluff Center

A conservation easement is a legal agreement that ensures a property will be managed in perpetuity according to the landowner's desires. It also qualifies the landowner for significant tax benefits. Conservation easements can assist landowners in protecting their land, wildlife habitat, scenic areas or historic buildings. Every conservation easement document is individually crafted and reflects the special qualities of the land and the landowner's needs.

The Mississippi Land Trust would like to invite estate planners, accountants and private landowners to attend the upcoming conservation easement workshop, which will be held on May 10, 2007 at the Plymouth Bluff Center near Columbus, Mississippi. Plymouth Bluff is a beautiful area rich in natural resources.

This is a one-day workshop. The purpose of it is to enable attendees to fully understand the process of conservation easements and their financial benefits under Internal Revenue Service Code Sections 170 and 2031, including the 2006 amendments.

The cost for this workshop will be $95 which covers registration, lunch and handout materials. Attendance is limited to 75 persons. The workshop has been approved by the Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy for 6 Tax CPE credit hours.

At the workshop, participants will be treated to a diversity of easement topics. Daniel Coggin (Mississippi Land Trust) will make a presentation on conservation easement use and application. Gerald Barber (Barber and Mann) will conduct a presentation on determining values of conservation easements while Bill Tomlinson (Wildlife Technical Services) will give a presentation on conservation ethics and baseline documentation.

Other speakers at the workshops include Doug Hassell (Teller, Chaney, Hassell & Hopson, LLP). Hassell will inform workshop participants on estate and tax planning benefits from conservation easements. Steve Sessums (May & Company, LLP) will lead an insightful discussion on tax preparation and conservation easements. Granville Tate (Brunini, Grantham, Grower and Hewes) will discuss the preparation of the conservation easement document.

Landowners interested in attending the upcoming workshop should call the Mississippi Land Trust at (662) 686-3375 for a workshop registration form and brochure.

For a copy of the workshop brochure, click here.

For detailed directions to the workshop, click here.

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