Gross conservation easement deduction

Individuals may be able to claim both a federal charitable contribution deduction and a Colorado income tax credit for the donation of a gross conservation easement on property located in Colorado. If a taxpayer claims both a federal deduction and a Colorado credit for the same donation, the taxpayer must make an addition on their Colorado return in the amount of the federal deduction, subject to applicable limitations described below. If the taxpayer carries part of the federal deduction forward to subsequent tax years, the addition is required for any year in which the taxpayer claims the deduction to reduce federal taxable income. The addition is required regardless of whether all or part of the credit is:

waitlisted by the Division of Conservation;

carried forward to a subsequent tax year; or

transferred to another taxpayer.

With respect to any single gross conservation easement donation, the aggregate addition required for all tax years in which federal deductions are claimed is limited to the contribution amount upon which the gross conservation easement credit claim is based.