Organizing documents for business or personal requirements is always a significant obligation.
When drafting a contract, a public service application, or a power of attorney, it's crucial to consider all federal and state laws and stipulations of the specific locality.
However, even small counties and cities have legislative processes that must be taken into account.
What is a Pipeline Easement? Generally, an easement is a legal interest that allows someone the right to use another's property for a certain purpose. A pipeline easement specifically gives the easement holder the right to build and maintain a pipeline on a landowner's property.
The pipeline company typically pays the landowner in price per foot or per acre for farm land of the property that the pipeline passes. The price is based on the length of the easement. Some companies offer prices based on linear rod, not linear foot.
You don't usually report payment for an easement or damages. You only reduce your cost basis in the remaining property, by the amount you received, for when the property is sold in the future. But,if you got the 1099-S, it must be reported on your tax return, but it is most likely not taxable.
For tax purposes, payments to secure a temporary or term easement are generally treated as rent payments. This means they are reported on Schedule E (Form 1040), Supplemental Income and Loss. They are treated as ordinary income, but not subject to self-employment tax.
Payments for damage to land or property rights are generally characterized as a return of capital and gain to the extent the payments exceed the adjusted basis. Payments for anticipated surface damages (as opposed to payments for loss of surface use) are taxable as ordinary rental income.
Interstate pipelines are managed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulates pipelines, storage, natural gas transportation in interstate commerce, and liquefied natural gas facility construction.
COLONIAL PIPELINE COMPANY An easement agreement, which was negotiated when the pipeline was installed, gives Colonial the legal right to bury, maintain and retain access to the pipeline on your property for general maintenance and repair.
Pipelines can reduce property values by 5 to 40 percent by making them less attractive to potential buyers, according to local Realtors. People wince when they see (pipelines), said James Sherer, a Realtor with Lancaster County-based Kingsway Realty.
What is a Pipeline Easement? Generally, an easement is a legal interest that allows someone the right to use another's property for a certain purpose. A pipeline easement specifically gives the easement holder the right to build and maintain a pipeline on a landowner's property.