Show Green n Belt Low Law May Save Farm Form Property ta Taps Taps' s. s This year it may prove advantage for lor ranchers ranches and farmers to make application tion to have their property taxes levied under the Farmland Assessment Act of I 1969 or commonly called Greenbelt Amendment Amendment A- A stated Uintah County Assessor As k Assessor sessor Don M M. M Walker WITH THE likelihood that the State Tax Commissions Commission's new reappraisal program program program pro pro- gram in Uintah County will go into effect ef ef- ef feet next year the average property tax will be increased probably around 50 percent if the trend of the 10 counties already placed under the new reappraisal sal plan this year applies to local property property property pro pro- perty holders Neighboring Daggett and Duchesne counties have experienced a significant increase under the n w reappraisal pro gram WITH THIS in mind the County As- As lessor sessor suggests that every farmer and md rancher who qualifies should take advantage advantage tage of the Assessment Act This act permits farm and ranch owners owners own own own- ers ers to request that their land be taxed on the basis of its income or productive capacity rather than its market value Application must be submitted annually annual annual- ly to the County Assessor before beloro the deadline of ol October 1 and then be ac ae ac- ac THE APPLICATION must be notarized and signed with certification to the following following fol fol- fol lowing four requirements 1 1 The agricultural land covered by bythe bythe bythe the application constitutes no less than five contiguous acres of the homesite and other non-agricultural non acreage 2 THE land is currently devoted to agricultural use and has been so devoted devoted de de- voted for five successive years prior to date dale of filing Wing 3 I For or the five years immediately pre preceding ceding year of ol application the average gross annual income received from agricultural agricultural ag ago ag- ag products produced on the requested re quested eligible land has been at lea least t 4 4 The applicant is aware of the five year roll back provision which becomes effective upon change in the use of allor all allor allor or part of the above described eligible land Under the roll back provision of the ho Act the tax benefits obtained may accumulate accumulate ac ae ac- ac cumulate for up to five years as a lein loin leinI I against the land If JC a chango change in ht the use occurs from agricultural lar 1111 l to non agricultural land the owner must pay the tax benefits ho he has received receive from the agricultural land during the previous period of up to five fl years yean USUALLY Y A farmer or rancher can enn save on his property tax lax bill by se select ing lag to be taxed under the Farmland Assessment Act if ho he can qualify reported reported re re- re ported Mr Walker The reason tho the bill passed the State Stale Let Legislature In 1969 1909 was to give ranchers and farmers who had hud owned potentially valuable property on the Ing tax rolls and used this propel property ty as farm land lund to be taxed on th the amount of income made from the land rather than the market value of ol the land |