Field at sunset. (Taken from Unsplash, shot by Jack Le Roux)

What’s New

The Latest

Here you will find our latest news and updates. Also included, in reverse chronological order, are older alerts. Please note the publication date of the documents you consult as older notices may include information that, while accurate at the time, may now be outdated. Please contact us if you have any questions.

CRC NEWS | APRIL 28, 2023

CRC NEWS | APRIL 28, 2023
The Conservation Resource Center // Tax Credit Exchange has updated its website with a new look, new content and new grant opportunities. We are maintaining our…

HB21-1233 Signed into Law, Conservation Credit Expanded (June 2021)

HB21-1233 Signed into Law, Conservation Credit Expanded (June 2021)
CRC is excited to announce that on June 30, 2021, Governor Polis signed HB21-1233 into law. This legislation raises the valuation of tax credits to 90%, up to $5M…

Eligibility of Ditch companies with government … (February 2021)

Water running down rocky mountain side. (Shot by Debra Pentz)
CRC continues to progress on its effort to include ditch companies in the Conservation Easement Tax Credit Program. The Department of Revenue…

DOR interprets tax regulations to allow ditch companies to… (December 2020)

Wellington Lake, CO. (Shot by Hannah Willmarth)
We are excited to report that CRC’s effort to expand the Conservation Easement Tax Credit Program to include ditch companies, consistent with…

Implied Charitable Trust Restrictions On Nonprofit Lands, And… (November 2020)

Sunflowers in field. (Taken from Unsplash, shot by Evon Holladay)
As a manager of a nonprofit, you have a firm grasp of the rules that govern the operation of your business. As part of that, you understand that there are…

IRS, Contributions in Exchange for State and Local Tax Credits (July 2019)

Mountain scene at sunset. (Shot by Debra Pentz)
Last month, CRC shared the negative impact that IRS final regulations on Contributions in Exchange for State and Local Tax Credits will have on Colorado…

CRC/TCE Transaction Cost Grants (May 2019)

Aspen branch with lake backdrop. (Shot by Debra Pentz)
Colorado Landowners have generously preserved over 2 million acres of Colorado’s great places though voluntary donations of conservation easements…

Nonprofits Now Eligible to Earn Tax Credits! (March 2014)

Chipmunk in tree. (Taken from Unsplash, shot by Colin Lloyd)
Since the tax credit was created in Colorado over a decade ago, the CO Dept. of Revenue had taken the position that nonprofits (generally, §501(c)(3) entities)…

CO Department Of Revenue’s Private Letter Ruling Regarding… (March 2014)

Yellow wildflowers in front of snowy mountain backdrop. (Taken from Unsplash, shot by Andrew Doumount)
You submitted on behalf of XXXXXXXXXXXX (“Company”) a request for a private letter ruling to the Colorado Department of Revenue (“Department”)…

CRC To Pay Tax Credit Application Fees & Other 2014… (January 2014)

Wildflowers with mountain backdrop. (Shot by Debra Pentz)
Happy New Year! With the New Year upon us, the provisions of HB 1183 & SB 221 have taken effect. In this update, we hope to touch on the major ways…

Tax Form Filing & Tempel Holding Period News (December 2012)

Horse in field with rainbow backdrop. (Taken from Unsplash, shot by Mike Lewinski)
The 1300s – that’s what we call them: CO Forms 1303, 1304 and 1305. Until recently, it was our understanding (and what the instructions to the forms say)…

LT Payment Assurance Program (April 2012)

Sunflower field behind fence. (Taken from Unsplash, shot by Joshua Woroniecki)
You asked, and we listened! In recent years, many of you have asked about an effective, yet diplomatic solution to the problem of seeking payment…