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Agricultural Law Digest: Volume 20, Issue 10
Agricultural Law Digest: Volume 20, Issue 10
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Cases, Regulations, and Statutes
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2009-05-15)
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Split-Interest Purchases of Land Clarified; Another Way to Acquire Additional Farmland?
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2009-05-15)
In recent years, split-interest purchases of land and other assets have been known principally as a study in trying to stay ahead of federal limitations imposed by Congress.1 As an example, changes in the handling of depreciation have discouraged so-called split-interest purchases.2 However, a 2008 letter ruling has clarified some aspects of depreciation for property interests acquired in a split-interest purchase and opened up some areas of possible advantageous use.3