A tax credit is allowed for qualified donations of certified land to a public or private conservation agency. The credit is equal to 50% of the fair market value of the qualified donation. The amount of the credit that may be claimed by a taxpayer for each qualified donation cannot exceed $75,000. Approval of the donation is required from the Secretary of the Office of Energy & Environment Affairs. The credits may not be sold or transferred to another taxpayer, but are refundable. The total credits that may be approved are capped at $2.0 million annually for the combined amount from personal income tax filers and chapter 63 taxpayers.
Origin: M.G.L. c. 63, § 38AA
Tax Type
Tax Expenditure
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Origin
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
Corporate Excise Tax
Credits Against Tax
2.619
Conservation Land Credit
A tax credit is allowed for qualified donations of certified land to a public or private conservation agency. The credit is equal to 50% of the fair market value of the qualified donation. The amount of the credit that may be claimed by a taxpayer for each qualified donation cannot exceed $75,000. Approval of the donation is required from the Secretary of the Office of Energy & Environment Affairs. The credits may not be sold or transferred to another taxpayer, but are refundable. The total credits that may be approved are capped at $2.0 million annually for the combined amount from personal income tax filers and <a href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/gl-63-toc.htm" target="_blank">chapter 63</a> taxpayers.
<a href="http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/63-38aa.htm" target="_blank">M.G.L. c. 63, § 38AA</a>
Negligible
Negligible
Negligible
Negligible
Negligible
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