Farm and hay landowners seeking the farm tax rate

Where is your farmland?

Free eligibility check for farm property-tax programs like Ohio CAUV and Pennsylvania Clean and Green: acreage, income tests and rollback risk.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door
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ePlan fills in

  • Parcel and acreage
  • Cropland and pasture
  • Soils
  • Aerial photo

How it works

Farm tax valuation eligibility check, from one answer

  1. Enter the land and how it's farmed.
  2. ePlan maps cropland and soils and runs your state's acreage and income tests.
  3. Read the check free. Farming in Texas? Start your ag valuation application and lease.

What you get

Farm tax valuation eligibility check and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Form 50-129: Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal door.

The first draft

Farm tax valuation eligibility check (free)

  1. Land, state and program
  2. Acreage and use test
  3. Income test
  4. Use history
  5. Rollback or recapture risk
  6. Forms and deadlines to confirm with the assessor
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Texas ag valuation application (form 50-129) and lease

  1. Owner and property
  2. Land use history
  3. Agricultural use details
  4. Lease terms

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

10 acres

in exclusive agricultural use for the 3 prior years qualifies land for Ohio's CAUV, or less with $2,500 average yearly gross income
Source: Ohio Revised Code 5713.30

Ready for the paperwork?

Draft Texas Form 50-129 for 1-d-1 open-space (ag) valuation, with your five-of-seven-year use history and a written lease. Free to read.

Form 50-129: Application for 1-d-1 (Open-Space) Agricultural Use Appraisal →

Questions

Farm Tax Valuation Check: what people ask

How much land do I need for Ohio CAUV?

At least 10 acres devoted exclusively to agricultural use for the 3 years before you apply, or less than 10 acres if the farm averaged at least $2,500 a year in gross income.

Source: codes.ohio.gov

What qualifies for Pennsylvania's Clean and Green?

At least 10 acres in agricultural use, agricultural reserve or forest reserve. Agricultural use land under 10 acres can qualify if it is capable of $2,000 a year in farm income.

Source: pa.gov

What happens if I stop farming?

In Pennsylvania, a breach of Clean and Green brings rollback taxes for up to 7 years plus 6% simple interest. Other states have their own recapture rules, so check with your assessor.

Source: pa.gov

The rules this door follows