RE: Creative Land Acquisition

H* A*

Soleil,

When it comes to land leases with  tax write-offs that would pass muster
with both the Internal Revenue Service and the California Dept. of Taxation,
I would very strongly suggest the professional advice of a competent real
estate/tax attorney.

Unlike filing for incorporation as a 501(c) (3)  not-for-profit corporation
( which can be filled out by a careful lay-person using a good
do-it-yourself kit) real estate and tax law is complex. I would not offer
this deal proactively to landowners in your area. Like they say on TV, do
not attempt this stunt yourself, the people who can do this are
professionals.

My advice: Go to a local University with a law school. Usually most of them
have a pro-bono law clinic. Take a number and get yourself incorporated as a
501(c) (3) corporation to facilitate the acceptance of tax deductable cash
and in-kind contributions to your garden . Discuss your idea with them and
see what the law students and their supervising attorneys think.

Good luck,
Adam Honigman 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	SoleilPaz@aol.com [SMTP:SoleilPaz@aol.com]
> Sent:	Friday, February 09, 2001 3:24 PM
> To:	community_garden@mallorn.com
> Subject:	[cg] Creative Land Acquisition
> 
> Hi All, 
> 
>     Our CG group is busily working on finding a home for our garden. Has 
> anyone heard of a lease in which the landlord can somehow write off the
> lease 
> taxwise?? In all my reading I have not yet come across a situation such as
> 
> this, yet it seems like a viable idea. I welcome any suggestions y'all
> might 
> have for us... Thanks in advance for your consideration. 
> 
> Soleil Paz Tranquilli 
> Elk Grove, CA 95624 
> 
> "The cure for anything is saltwater: Sweat, tears or the sea."   Isak
> Dinesen 
> 
> Click here: Soleilsgarden <http://soleilsgarden.homestead.com/index.html> 
> http://soleilsgarden.homestead.com/index.html 
> 
> Click here: The Elk Grove Community Garden
> <http://www.geocities.com/egcgonline/EGCG_Home.html> 
> http://www.geocities.com/egcgonline/ 
> 

_______________________________________________
community_garden maillist  -  community_garden@mallorn.com
https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden