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Why the HELL are you putting herbicide/pesticide WHERE YOU ARE PLANTING THE TREES?! It goes into the soil and HELP Kill your tree!
Thank you I am a teacher in baltimore county public schools and we are studying deer population changes over time
Very informative presentation.
Numbers are wayyy off ! Guaranteed! Double all the numbers
Prior to the 1940s, Slovenia was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia became Communist in 1945) and it was not a Communist occupation; Yugoslav Communist partisans established Communism in their own country
Plenterwald is the German language expression for a type of continuous cover forestry based on Picea abies and Abies alba in the Black Forest region; the proper German language term for continuous cover forestry is Dauerwald (which has a mixed deciduous forest in mind and is not fixed on any specific tree species).
I wonder how a presentation on European forestry can use measurements in inch, foot etc.
Thx
I hate grass and taking care of it. I found thr perfect house but it has grass. One of the projects I am going to do it remove thr grass and fill it with rocks and trees. I want a wooded yard.
Do not use chemical
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A very informative articulative interesting lecture 🙏 Thanks Prof.
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Ryan Davis is a great communicator. Thanks!
Good info thanks for posting
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Wonderful Video!
Take me take me . I live in Manitoba Canada.
Very informative session ..👍
Thank you!
Excellent presentation!
Good info. Thanks for the video.
gov jacks the property tax up..usurping the peasants from the land
Nice video.
Thank you all for posting this series. I'm not always able to participate in these 'live' so having them available after is a great asset. Please keep them up :)
The IRS has repeatedly warned that partners involved in targeted syndicated conservation easements face the imposition of penalties, which could include: · An accuracy-related penalty under section 6662 (calculated in many cases at a 40 percent rate) · Alternatively, an accuracy-related penalty under section 6662A (calculated at either the 20 percent rate or 30 percent rate in the case of a non disclosed transaction). · The 75 percent civil fraud penalty under section 6663, in appropriate cases. Lance Wallach receives hundreds of calls annually to help people fight the IRS and get their money back from the promoters of these scams. Google Lance Wallach and your advisor, who do you trust? 516-236-8440 [email protected]
Great info. More important than what most people watch.
The Internal Revenue Service has yet again publicly reiterated its commitment to challenge syndicated conservation easement transactions-transactions that it has, in recent years, labeled as “listed” transactions, tax-speak for “buyer beware.” In a recent press release, the IRS warned yet again that it believes that these easement deductions are “abusive transactions” and hinted that taxpayers can expect to face “new arguments” from its arsenal of legal theories. To add insult to injury, the IRS further cautioned that its newly-established “Office of Fraud Enforcement and the National Fraud Counsel are coordinating . . . to canvas cases for additional fraud considerations,” including civil fraud penalties and referrals to criminal investigation. The stakes, in other words, remain high for participants in syndicated conservation easement transactions. Lance Wallach receives hundreds of calls annually to help people fight the IRS and get their money back from the promoters of these scams. Google Lance Wallach and your advisor, Who do you trust? 516-236-8440 [email protected]
The IRS previously identified certain syndicated conservation easements as “listed transactions” under Notice 2017-10-specifically, transactions for which investors in pass-through entities receive promotional material offering the possibility of a charitable contribution deduction worth at least two and half times their investment. Today’s release indicates that for many of these transactions, the deduction taken is significantly higher than 250% of the investment. Syndicated conservation easements were included on the IRS’s 2019 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams to avoid. Contact Lance Wallach before it's too late. 516-236-8440 [email protected]
Syndicated conservation easement transactions, and captive insurance, get audited by the IRS Service announced today a significant increase in enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions, a priority compliance area. According to the announcement, coordinated audits are being conducted throughout various examination divisions of the IRS. At the same time, the IRS Criminal Investigation division has criminal investigations underway in this area. Recently, the IRS has confirmed that 80% of taxpayers under audit for their micro-captive insurance have settled with the IRS. This has only fueled the position of the IRS, and it has now announced that 12 new IRS audit teams have been established. If you are in a captive or have use a conservation easement you must act quickly. Lance Wallach has helped hundreds of people in these plans fight the IRS and get their money back from the promoter that sold these scams. 516-236-8440. Google Lance Wallach and your advisor, who do YOU trust. [email protected]
Conservation easements and Captive insurance, here comes the IRS With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of CONSERVATION easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. Contact the offices of Lance Wallach 516-236-8440 [email protected]
On Monday, December 21, 2020, Stein and Corey Agee of Atlanta, Georgia entered guilty pleas in federal court to conspiracy charges related to their roles in syndicated conservation easement transactions. These are the first guilty pleas related to the continuing IRS and Department of Justice criminal investigations across the country pertaining to easement transactions. In December 2017, the IRS issued Notice 2017-10, designating certain syndicated conservation easements as “listed transactions,” which are subject to significant scrutiny. The IRS has since announced syndicated conservation easement transactions as an area of focus for enforcement, by launching a Large Business & International Division (“LB&I”) compliance campaign in September 2018 and by including these transactions on the IRS’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams in 2019 and 2020. In November 2019, with IR-2019-182, the IRS announced a “significant increase in enforcement actions,” explaining that coordinated examinations were being conducted by three IRS divisions: LB&I, Small Business & Self-Employed (“SBSE”), and Tax Exempt and Government Entities (“TGE”). The IRS also noted that it was working closely with the Department of Justice to pursue wrongdoers. The IRS explained they would be casting a broad net, pursuing those who promoted, assisted (e.g., appraisers and return prepayers), or participated in the transactions. Increased enforcement has resulted in many IRS victories in conservation easement cases. On October 1, 2020, IRS news release IR-2020-228 emphasized the IRS’s continued efforts to combat abusive syndicated conservation easement transactions. Lance Wallach has received hundreds of phone calls to fight the IRS and sue the promoters of these easement scams. call 516-236-8440. As an expert witness Lance Wallach has never lost a case. Google him and your advisor, who do YOU trust. [email protected]
About 84 percent of syndicated easements were in some stage of an IRS audit, according to the finance committee report, Another IRS audit target is captive insurance. The IRS has long taken note of the rise of micro-captive insurance schemes, placing the scheme on the “Dirty Dozen” of tax schemes to avoid every year since 2014. Their investigations have heated up in recent years. Lance Wallach gets hundred of calls, call 516-236-8440 to help fight the IRS and to sue the salesmen that sold people these scams. As an expert witness his side has never lost a case. Google Lance Wallach and whoever sold you the scam, who do you TRUST. [email protected]
The IRS released an advance version of Notice 2016-66 that identifies a type of transaction involving a “micro-captive insurance” structure as a “transaction of interest”-i.e., a tax avoidance transaction-for purposes of Reg. section 1.6011-4(b)(6) and sections 6111 and 6112. Notice 2016-66 [PDF 44 KB] states that these “micro-captive transactions” have the potential for tax avoidance or evasion. Taxpayers engaged in these transactions must disclose the transactions. A failure to disclose will be subject to the penalty under section 6707A or section 6707(a). in 2019, the IRS added syndicated conservation easement transactions to its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams. Lance Wallach has received hundreds of phone calls to fight the IRS, and to get all peoples money back from the promoters that sold these scam tax shelters. As an expert witness Lance Wallach has never lost a case. If you are in a captive or conservation easement and want to be made whole contact [email protected] or call 516-236-8440. Google Lance Wallach and your advisor. Who do you trust.
The IRS has been cracking down on conservation easement transactions for over ten years. Nevertheless, taxpayers have continued to claim charitable contribution deductions attributable to the donation of conservation easements and promoters have continued to assemble investments utilizing conservation easement charitable deductions. The IRS began focusing on syndicated conservation easement transactions when it issued Notice 2017-10, designating syndicated conservation easement transactions as listed transactions. These syndicated investments involve the use of partnerships to raise funds from investors, who are allocated a share of a charitable contribution deduction attributable to conservation easements donated on land owned by the partnership. In fall of 2018, the IRS doubled down on its attacks of these investments when syndicated conservation easements were added to the list of LB&I compliance campaigns. While the IRS continues to crack down on these arrangements, taxpayers have continued litigating the finer points of these transactions. On the flipside, DOJ has begun cracking down on promoters who market these transactions. Below are details on the most recent developments. Lawsuits against Promoters The government had has enlisted another tactic for shutting down conservation easements by bringing actions against the organizers of conservation easement syndication schemes. On December 28, 2018, the Department of Justice filed a compliant in the Northern District of Georgia asserting that a group of defendants assembled partnership which were “nothing more than a thinly veiled sale of grossly overvalued federal tax deductions under the guise of investing in a partnership.” The complaint asserts that the defendants’ conservation easement syndicates have generated $2 billion in conservation easement charitable contribution deductions. The complaint seeks to enjoin the defendants from continuing to promote such schemes, and asks the court to order the defendants to disgorge all profits received as a result of the conservation easement syndicates. The defendants include a conservation manager/broker dealer, an appraiser, and various professionals associated with EcoVest Capital, Inc., an entity that sponsors real estate investments focused on conservation. The promotional materials mentioned in the compliant set forth an example where in exchange for a $750,000 investment, an investor would receive $2 million of deductions, generating tax savings of $1 million. The syndicates were sold as securities exempt from registration through broker-dealers. The easement syndicates involved properties located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Caroline, Tennessee, and Texas. Any taxpayer who may have invested in a syndicated conservation easement through EcoVest or any other investment advisor should carefully review Notice 2017-10 and related the disclosure requirements for listed transactions. Those taxpayers should also consult with a tax attorney to consider strategies for mitigating any damages. Contact details Lance Wallach Phone number : 516-236-8440 Email : [email protected] Address : USA
With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of conservation easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. Lance Wallach gets hundreds of phone calls to help people remove easement problems, fight IRS and get their money back from the promoters that sold them the easement. 516-236-8440 [email protected]
With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of conservation easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. With the increased reporting requirements, IRS audits of easement transactions have greatly increased. Instead of working collaboratively with taxpayers to seek a reasonable resolution, Revenue Agents are being directed to disallow deductions no matter what. With a high percentage of cases headed to litigation, taxpayers need to take every step to protect themselves now. Lance Wallach gets hundreds of phone calls to help people remove easement problems, fight IRS and get their money back from the promoters that sold them the easement. 516-236-8440 [email protected]
The IRS is increasing it enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions. This includes more coordinated examinations across IRS divisions, as well as more criminal investigations. The IRS believes that these audits and investigations may cover billions of dollars of potentially inflated charitable contribution deductions for qualified conservation easements made through partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs). Google Lance Wallach and your advisor. Who do YOU trust? Lance Wallach 516-236-8440 [email protected]
Abusive syndicated conservation easement transactions have been of concern to the IRS for several years. “Taxpayers should ignore this nonsense, take an objective look at their cases, and cut their losses,” said IRS chief counsel Mike Desmond in a statement. In typical listed syndicated conservation easement structures, promoters syndicate ownership interests in real property through partnerships, using promotional materials to suggest that prospective investors may be entitled to a share of a conservation easement contribution deduction that equals or exceeds two and one-half times the investment amount. The promoters obtain an appraisal that greatly inflates the value of the conservation easement based on a fictional and unrealistic highest and best use of the property before it was encumbered with the easement. After the investors put money into it, the partnership donates a conservation easement to a land trust. Investors in the partnership then claim a deduction based on an inflated value. The investors typically claim charitable contribution deductions that grossly multiply their actual investment in the transaction and defy common sense. In fact, professional liability experts see conservation easements as spiking the next wave of malpractice claims against accountants and tax preparers. The IRS is disallowing the tax deduction and fineing the taxpayer. Google Lance Wallach and whoever is giving you advice. Who do you believe?
enough space to mow? the whole reason i want to do this is because i can't get into a house that requires mowing.
well you only have to keep down the weeds and grass for several years then the trees will be big enough to shed leaves and keep down the grasess naturally. mowing is a lot less work then hauling in lots of wood chips. some people might be able to use landscaping cloth and keep the weeds down, but that adds to the exdpense.
A conservation easement is a securitized corporate structure that owns real estate. The landowner(s) sells the right to develop that land in exchange for favorable tax deductions. In many instances, investors are enticed with tax deductions worth multiples of the principal amount of the investment. These investment opportunities are pooled together so that they can be marketed and sold to a broad audience of investors across the country. In theory, there is less development and impact to the ecosystem, which makes the investments also appear socially conscious. Through a network of brokerage firms and Financial Advisors, retail investors are sold these opportunities and, in exchange, receive high commissions. However, the issuers of the conservation easements and the brokerage firms that are marketing and selling them to retail investors do not have opinion letters from the IRS confirming the advantageous tax treatment. The IRS and Department of Justice (DOJ) are believed to be narrowing in on selling groups who were involved in the marketing and sale of these fraudulent products. In November 2019, the IRS issued a notice indicating that it was “increasing its enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions, a priority compliance area for the agency.” www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-increases-enforcement-action-on-syndicated-conservation-easements. The IRS went on to state that “we will not stop in our pursuit of everyone involved in the creation, marketing, promotion and wrongful acquisition of highly inflated deductions based on these aggressive transactions.” The conservation easement investments were among the “dirty dozen” investments. In a recently filed case against a large conservation easement issuer, Ecovest Capital, Inc., the Department of Justice alleges that the Ecovest conservation eastment was nothing more than “the sale of grossly overvalued federal tax deductions under the guise of investing in a partnership.” www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1121451/download. The essence of the scheme involved the overvalued appraisal of the underlying property which, in turn, causes investors to improperly claim artificially inflated deductions on their personal tax returns. If and when the IRS determines that Ecovest and other conservation easement issues overstated the value of their properties in order to maximize the attractiveness of the investment, and nullifies the tax deductions, investors will potentially be on the hook for unpaid taxes in arrears, plus applicable penalties. In June 2020, the IRS announced a “time-limited settlement offer” to taxpayers with pending docketed Tax Court cases involving conservation easements. The IRS went on to say that it “will continue to actively identify, audit and litigate these syndicated conservation easement deals as part of its vigorous and relentless effort to combat abusive transactions,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “These abusive transactions undermine the public’s trust in private land conservation and defraud the government of revenue. Ending these abusive schemes remains a top priority for the IRS.” If your Financial Advisor recommended that you invest in conservation easements or other tax shelters, you may be able to recover your investment losses, including adverse tax consequences and penalties, through a FINRA arbitration claim. google Lance Wallach and your advisor, who do YOU trust.
Great information thank you .
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NoVa resident here. Love seeing guides made my locals, it lets me know im getting information thats most applicable to my situation
Herbicide ????? Ya, NEXT!
Turf is really difficult to kill, a lot of it is invasive grasses. There are ways to remove it without herbicides but its going to be a long process. 1. six months to a year before you want to plant, place a opaque biodegradable layer over the grass to starve it of sunlight. Using biodegradable land scape steaks helps keep the cardboard firmly on the surfaces and from blowing away. Water it frequently and provide a source of nitrogen underneath to aid its decomposition. Takes a long time and the grass begins to grow through and around the cardboard, thus surviving. 2. Cut the turf out with a shovel, shake off as much soil and soil life as you cant from it, and leave remaining leaf and root mass in a hot spot like on a tin roof. If no hot spot is available to, place the turf masses a heat safe container and pour boiling water over them. Once cooled the dead turf can be re added to the soil as a mulch mat that works as effectively as the card board. Labor intensive and kills a lot of soil life. 3. Rototill. Leaves cut up roots and weed seeds throughout your bed and disturbs and kills lots of soil life. Also a gas powered device likely
@@reececrump8483 As a biology student, I wouldn't recommend this. You are trying not to disturb the soil or it's life, which will benefit both trees and wildlife. All this destruction and conversion is completed unnecessary. Simply dig a wide, shallow hole to plant many trees in. Survival rate will be lower. You'll have stronger trees that have a selective advantage, and expend much less energy.
@@notthatguy4703 I appreciate this perspective. I am leaning toward this mindset as well -- planting trees over multiple years with minimal intervention and seeing what survives "naturally" and going with that. Any advice about deer? I'd rather not do the tree tubes suggested in this vid, but I also am worried that a deer will come by and wipe out multiple years of early growth.
@@stevedoingstuff3960 Well there's never really any magic solution. Fox urine could work, but tubes are way more reliable. Where I am, I am working on bringing back the American Chestnut. This means planting many trees in the wild for the gmo tree to reproduce with (after gov approval). I have dogs I take back in this field with me off leash and they have totally scared off the deer from this area.
What is relate between wood energy , wood fuel and biomass?
Hard to understand. Poor sound quality.
thank you sir.....