D. Mathew Blackburn

The Law Office of D. Mathew Blackburn is a client focused firm that provides legal advice in easy to understand terms.

University of Denver

LL.M. (2014) | Tax

2011 - 2014

Activities: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

Valparaiso University

J.D. (2011) | Law

2008 - 2011

Activities: Civil Clinic, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Site Coordinator

Mississippi State University

B.B.A. (2007) | Management, Accounting, and Business Law

2005 - 2007

Owner

The Law Office of D. Mathew Blackburn

2016 - Current

Attorney

Robinson and Henry P.C.

2016 - 2016

Partner

BMB Law, LLC

2014 - 2016

Owner

Law Office of D. Mathew Blackburn

2012 - 2014

Coalbed Methane Property Rights

Indiana Farm Bureau

August 15, 2010

Colorado Dissolution Basics, Second Saturday Divorce Workshop, Parker, CO

January 9, 2016

Second Saturday Divorce Workshop

Colorado Fiduciary Access Act, Lone Tree

September 12, 2016

Colorado Professionals Network

Lead Counsel Certified Business, Family, & Tax Law

Lead Counsel

Person of the year

Time

2006

Colorado Bar Association

Member

2012 - Current

Colorado

Since 2012

U.S. Tax Court

Since 2012

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Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions

Q. In Colorado, if a church rents its parsonage to a non-minister, will it need to pay state property tax?

May 20, 2023

A: The income from the rental would be unrelated business taxable income. The income is 1. from a trade or business; 2. regularly conducted; and 3. not substantially related to their exempt purpose. A Form 990 would need to be filed and tax paid on the UBIT. This does not necessarily negate the charitable or non-profit status of the church as a whole but would likely remove the exempt status for the particular property.

Q. A deed to a property goes into an irrevocable trust. Is the real estate taxable by the government?

March 30, 2023

A: Is the real estate taxable by the government? Yes. Or is the property subject to the tax break the irrevocable trust receives? It also would receive any tax breaks as well as being taxable. It's still taxable when the tax assessed is $0. That's going to depend on how the trust is drafted and what you mean by "tax break". What tax are we discussing? Income tax, property tax, estate tax, gift tax, tax tax?

Q. If I started work on mach 2 and the say I don't get my first check till the 30th of March and we get paid on the 15th&30

March 22, 2023

A: When does the March 15th payroll close? If is closes on the last or first of the month you wouldn't have any earnings in the payroll period. If it ends later, say the 10th, then you sold have a check on the 15th. That should be covered in your employee manual. If they don't have one you may want to send that resume back out.