No. 42165 (Amendment): Section R884-24P-53. 2017 Valuation Guides for Valuation of Land Subject to the Farmland Assessment Act Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 59-2-515  

  • (Amendment)

    DAR File No.: 42165
    Filed: 09/28/2017 10:06:34 AM

    RULE ANALYSIS

    Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

    This amendment annually updates the agricultural productive values to be applied by county assessors to land qualifying for valuation and assessment under the Farmland Assessment Act (FAA). The values are recommended to the Commission by the State Farmland Evaluation Advisory Committee, which meets under the authority of Section 59-2-514.

    Summary of the rule or change:

    Section 59-2-515 authorizes the State Tax Commission to promulgate rules regarding the Property Tax Act, Part 5, Farmland Assessment Act. Section 59-2-514 authorizes the State Tax Commission to receive valuation recommendations from the State Farmland Advisory Committee for implementation as outlined in Section R884-24P-53. The rule sets the acreage value rates for 418 separate class-county combinations.

    Statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

    Anticipated cost or savings to:

    the state budget:

    The amount of savings or cost to the state government is undetermined. The state receives tax revenue for assessing and collecting and for the Education Fund based on increased or decreased real and personal property valuation, including property assessed under the FAA. Property valuation (taxable value) changes have been recommended by class and by county. This year it is proposed that 108 rates increase slightly, 251 decrease slightly, and 59 have no change. No total cost or savings can be calculated without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class and a listing of property newly qualifying or no longer qualifying for FAA in the coming year. However, it is estimated that the overall change is minimal due to this amendment.

    local governments:

    The amount of savings or cost to local governments is undetermined. Local governmental entities receive tax revenue based on increased or decreased property valuation, including property assessed under FAA. Property valuation changes have been recommended by class and by county. This year it is proposed that 108 rates increase slightly, 251 decrease slightly, and 59 have no change. No total cost or savings can be calculated without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class and a listing of property newly qualifying or no longer qualifying for FAA in the coming year. However, it is estimated that the overall change is minimal due to this amendment. County assessors' offices statewide will be required to input the new value indicators into their computer systems to be applied against the acreage for individual properties. This input process is easily accomplished on an annual basis and represents no significant cost in time or money to the assessors' offices.

    small businesses:

    Each small business with property eligible for assessment under FAA may see a change in value, depending on property class and situs county. The effect on the property owner will depend on the mix of property types and situs. No total cost or savings can be calculated without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class and a listing of property newly qualifying or no longer qualifying for FAA in the coming year. In addition, the cost will be further altered by changes to local property tax rates. However, it is estimated that the overall change due to this amendment is minimal.

    persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

    Each property owner with property eligible for assessment under FAA may see a change in value, depending on property class and situs county. The effect on the property owner will depend on the mix of property types and situs. No total cost or savings can be calculated without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class and a listing of property newly qualifying or no longer qualifying for FAA in the coming year. In addition, the cost will be further altered by changes to local property tax rates. However, it is estimated that the overall change due to this amendment is minimal.

    Compliance costs for affected persons:

    Each property owner with property eligible for assessment under FAA may see a change in value, depending on property class and situs county. The effect on the property owner will depend on the mix of property types and situs. No total cost or savings can be calculated without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class and a listing of property newly qualifying or no longer qualifying for FAA in the coming year. In addition, the cost will be further altered by changes to local property tax rates. However, it is estimated that the overall change due to this amendment is minimal.

    Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

    These changes may affect property values that may result in a change of property tax amounts due.

    Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner

    The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:

    Tax Commission
    Property Tax
    210 N 1950 W
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84134

    Direct questions regarding this rule to:

    Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

    11/14/2017

    This rule may become effective on:

    11/21/2017

    Authorized by:

    Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner

    RULE TEXT

    R884. Tax Commission, Property Tax.

    R884-24P. Property Tax.

    R884-24P-53. [2017]2018 Valuation Guides for Valuation of Land Subject to the Farmland Assessment Act Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 59-2-515.

    (1) Each year the Property Tax Division shall update and publish schedules to determine the taxable value for land subject to the Farmland Assessment Act on a per acre basis.

    (a) The schedules shall be based on the productivity of the various types of agricultural land as determined through crop budgets and net rents.

    (b) Proposed schedules shall be transmitted by the Property Tax Division to county assessors for comment before adoption.

    (c) County assessors may not deviate from the schedules.

    (d) Not all types of agricultural land exist in every county. If no taxable value is shown for a particular county in one of the tables, that classification of agricultural land does not exist in that county.

    (2) All property qualifying for agricultural use assessment pursuant to Section 59-2-503 shall be assessed on a per acre basis as follows:

    (a) Irrigated farmland shall be assessed under the following classifications.

    (i) Irrigated I. The following counties shall assess Irrigated I property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 1
    Irrigated I

       
              1)   Box Elder               [799]758
              2)   Cache                   [688]654
              3)   Carbon                  [525]501
              4)   Davis                   [853]804
              5)   Emery                   [498]476
              6)   Iron                    [793]759
              7)   Kane                    [417]398
              8)   Millard                 [788]753
              9)   Salt Lake               [711]680
             10)   Utah                    [749]715
             11)   Washington              [649]620
             12)   Weber                   [803]769

     

    (ii) Irrigated II. The following counties shall assess Irrigated II property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 2
    Irrigated II

     
              1)   Box Elder              [702]666
              2)   Cache                  [587]558
              3)   Carbon                 [418]399
              4)   Davis                  [751]708
              5)   Duchesne               [486]465
              6)   Emery                  [401]383
              7)   Grand                  [383]367
              8)   Iron                   [695]665
              9)   Juab                   [444]424
             10)   Kane                   [320]306
             11)   Millard                [691]661
             12)   Salt Lake              [611]584
             13)   Sanpete                [535]511
             14)   Sevier                 [562]538
             15)   Summit                 [459]438
             16)   Tooele                 [447]426
             17)   Utah                   [648]618
             18)   Wasatch                [485]463
             19)   Washington             [553]528
             20)   Weber                  [704]674

     

    (iii) Irrigated III. The following counties shall assess Irrigated III property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 3
    Irrigated III

     
              1)   Beaver                  [557]532
              2)   Box Elder               [552]524
              3)   Cache                   [445]423
              4)   Carbon                  [277]265
              5)   Davis                   [603]569
              6)   Duchesne                [341]326
              7)   Emery                   [252]241
              8)   Garfield                [210]201
              9)   Grand                   [242]232
             10)   Iron                    [552]528
             11)   Juab                    [299]285
             12)   Kane                    [177]169
             13)   Millard                 [547]523
             14)   Morgan                  [384]366
             15)   Piute                   [332]317
             16)   Rich                    [177]169
             17)   Salt Lake               [465]445
             18)   San Juan                [173]163
             19)   Sanpete                 [392]375
             20)   Sevier                  [418]400
             21)   Summit                  [313]299
             22)   Tooele                  [299]285
             23)   Uintah                  [370]353
             24)   Utah                    [497]474
             25)   Wasatch                 [337]322
             26)   Washington              [406]388
             27)   Wayne                   [328]313
             28)   Weber                   [560]536

     

    (iv) Irrigated IV. The following counties shall assess Irrigated IV property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 4
    Irrigated IV

     
              1)   Beaver                  [458]438
              2)   Box Elder               [456]433
              3)   Cache                   [345]328
              4)   Carbon                  [178]170
              5)   Daggett                 [188]180
              6)   Davis                   [504]475
              7)   Duchesne                [239]229
              8)   Emery                   [156]149
              9)   Garfield                [113]108
             10)   Grand                   [146]140
             11)   Iron                    [451]432
             12)   Juab                    [198]189
             13)   Kane                     [80]76
             14)   Millard                 [445]425
             15)   Morgan                  [285]271
             16)   Piute                   [232]222
             17)   Rich                     [82]78
             18)   Salt Lake               [360]344
             19)   San Juan                 [79]74
             20)   Sanpete                 [295]282
             21)   Sevier                  [320]307
             22)   Summit                  [216]206
             23)   Tooele                  [204]194
             24)   Uintah                  [273]261
             25)   Utah                    [399]381
             26)   Wasatch                 [240]229
             27)   Washington              [306]292
             28)   Wayne                   [231]220
             29)   Weber                   [457]438

     

    (b) Fruit orchards shall be assessed per acre based upon the following schedule:

     

    TABLE 5
    Fruit Orchards

     
              1)   Beaver                  [614]620
              2)   Box Elder               [665]671
              3)   Cache                   [614]620
              4)   Carbon                  [614]620
              5)   Davis                   [670]676
              6)   Duchesne                [614]620
              7)   Emery                   [614]620
              8)   Garfield                [614]620
              9)   Grand                   [614]620
             10)   Iron                    [614]620
             11)   Juab                    [614]620
             12)   Kane                    [614]620
             13)   Millard                 [614]620
             14)   Morgan                  [614]620
             15)   Piute                   [614]620
             16)   Salt Lake               [614]620
             17)   San Juan                [614]620
             18)   Sanpete                 [614]620
             19)   Sevier                  [614]620
             20)   Summit                  [614]620
             21)   Tooele                  [614]620
             22)   Uintah                  [614]620
             23)   Utah                    [675]681
             24)   Wasatch                 [614]620
             25)   Washington              [726]733
             26)   Wayne                   [614]620
             27)   Weber                   [670]676

     

    (c) Meadow IV property shall be assessed per acre based upon the following schedule:

     

    TABLE 6
    Meadow IV

     
              1)   Beaver                  [235]225
              2)   Box Elder               [255]242
              3)   Cache                   [264]251
              4)   Carbon                  [131]125
              5)   Daggett                 [156]149
              6)   Davis                   [268]253
              7)   Duchesne                [166]159
              8)   Emery                   [138]132
              9)   Garfield                [104]99
             10)   Grand                   [133]127
             11)   Iron                    [261]250
             12)   Juab                    [152]145
             13)   Kane                    [109]104
             14)   Millard                 [193]185
             15)   Morgan                  [196]187
             16)   Piute                   [190]181
             17)   Rich                    [105]100
             18)   Salt Lake               [228]218
             19)   Sanpete                 [193]185
             20)   Sevier                  [199]191
             21)   Summit                  [202]193
             22)   Tooele                  [186]177
             23)   Uintah                  [207]198
             24)   Utah                    [251]239
             25)   Wasatch                 [208]199
             26)   Washington              [227]217
             27)   Wayne                   [172]164
             28)   Weber                   [300]287

     

    (d) Dry land shall be classified as one of the following two categories and shall be assessed on a per acre basis as follows:

    (i) Dry III. The following counties shall assess Dry III property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 7
    Dry III

     
              1)   Beaver                   [51]49
              2)   Box Elder                [93]88
              3)   Cache                   [118]112
              4)   Carbon                   [49]47
              5)   Davis                    [52]49
              6)   Duchesne                 [54]52
              7)   Garfield                 [48]46
              8)   Grand                    [49]47
              9)   Iron                     [49]47
             10)   Juab                     [51]49
             11)   Kane                     [48]46
             12)   Millard                  [47]45
             13)   Morgan                   [64]61
             14)   Rich                     [48]46
             15)   Salt Lake                [54]52
             16)   San Juan                 [53]50
             17)   Sanpete                  [54]52
             18)   Summit                   [48]46
             19)   Tooele                   [52]50
             20)   Uintah                   [54]52
             21)   Utah                     [50]48
             22)   Wasatch                  [48]46
             23)   Washington               [48]46
             24)   Weber                    [78]75

     

    (ii) Dry IV. The following counties shall assess Dry IV property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 8
    Dry IV

     
              1)   Beaver                   [15]14
              2)   Box Elder                [59]56
              3)   Cache                    [83]79
              4)   Carbon                   [15]14
              5)   Davis                    [16]15
              6)   Duchesne                 [19]18
              7)   Garfield                 [15]14
              8)   Grand                    [15]14
              9)   Iron                     [15]14
             10)   Juab                     [16]15
             11)   Kane                     [15]14
             12)   Millard                  [14]13
             13)   Morgan                   [28]26
             14)   Rich                     [15]14
             15)   Salt Lake                 15
             16)   San Juan                 [17]16
             17)   Sanpete                  [19]18
             18)   Summit                   [15]14
             19)   Tooele                    14
             20)   Uintah                   [19]18
             21)   Utah                     [16]15
             22)   Wasatch                  [15]14
             23)   Washington               [14]13
             24)   Weber                    [45]42

     

    (e) Grazing land shall be classified as one of the following four categories and shall be assessed on a per acre basis as follows:

    (i) Graze 1. The following counties shall assess Graze I property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 9
    GR I

     
              1)   Beaver                   [70]67
              2)   Box Elder                [75]71
              3)   Cache                    [70]67
              4)   Carbon                   [52]50
              5)   Daggett                  [52]50
              6)   Davis                    [61]58
              7)   Duchesne                 [69]66
              8)   Emery                    [72]68
              9)   Garfield                 [76]73
             10)   Grand                    [78]74
             11)   Iron                     [74]71
             12)   Juab                     [65]62
             13)   Kane                     [75]72
             14)   Millard                  [76]73
             15)   Morgan                   [67]64
             16)   Piute                    [91]86
             17)   Rich                     [65]62
             18)   Salt Lake                [70]67
             19)   San Juan                 [75]71
             20)   Sanpete                  [63]60
             21)   Sevier                   [64]62
             22)   Summit                   [72]69
             23)   Tooele                   [71]68
             24)   Uintah                   [80]77
             25)   Utah                     [66]63
             26)   Wasatch                  [53]50
             27)   Washington               [65]62
             28)   Wayne                    [89]84
             29)   Weber                    [70]67

     

    (ii) Graze II. The following counties shall assess Graze II property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 10
    GR II

     
              1)   Beaver                   [22]21
              2)   Box Elder                [23]22
              3)   Cache                    [23]21
              4)   Carbon                   [15]14
              5)   Daggett                  [14]13
              6)   Davis                    [19]18
              7)   Duchesne                 [22]18
              8)   Emery                    [21]20
              9)   Garfield                 [23]22
             10)   Grand                    [22]21
             11)   Iron                     [22]21
             12)   Juab                     [19]18
             13)   Kane                     [24]23
             14)   Millard                  [24]23
             15)   Morgan                   [21]20
             16)   Piute                    [26]25
             17)   Rich                     [20]19
             18)   Salt Lake                [22]20
             19)   San Juan                 [24]23
             20)   Sanpete                  [18]17
             21)   Sevier                   [18]17
             22)   Summit                   [20]19
             23)   Tooele                   [20]19
             24)   Uintah                   [29]27
             25)   Utah                     [23]22
             26)   Wasatch                  [17]16
             27)   Washington               [21]20
             28)   Wayne                    [29]27
             29)   Weber                    [20]19

     

    (iii) Graze III. The following counties shall assess Graze III property based upon the per acre values below:

     

    TABLE 11
    GR III

     
              1)   Beaver                    [16]15
              2)   Box Elder                 [17]16
              3)   Cache                     [15]14
              4)   Carbon                    [13]12
              5)   Daggett                    11
              6)   Davis                     [13]12
              7)   Duchesne                   13
              8)   Emery                     [14]13
              9)   Garfield                  [16]15
             10)   Grand                     [15]14
             11)   Iron                      [15]14
             12)   Juab                       13
             13)   Kane                      [15]14
             14)   Millard                   [16]15
             15)   Morgan                    [13]12
             16)   Piute                     [18]17
             17)   Rich                      [13]12
             18)   Salt Lake                 [15]14
             19)   San Juan                  [17]16
             20)   Sanpete                    13
             21)   Sevier                     13
             22)   Summit                    [14]13
             23)   Tooele                     13
             24)   Uintah                    [19]18
             25)   Utah                      [14]13
             26)   Wasatch                    12
             27)   Washington                [13]12
             28)   Wayne                     [18]17
             29)   Weber                     [14]13

     

    (iv) Graze IV. The following counties shall assess Graze IV property based upon the per acre values listed below:

     

    TABLE 12
    GR IV

     
              1)   Beaver                  [6]5
              2)   Box Elder                5
              3)   Cache                    5
              4)   Carbon                   5
              5)   Daggett                  5
              6)   Davis                    5
              7)   Duchesne                 5
              8)   Emery                   [6]5
              9)   Garfield                 5
             10)   Grand                   [6]5
             11)   Iron                    [6]5
             12)   Juab                     5
             13)   Kane                     5
             14)   Millard                  5
             15)   Morgan                  [6]5
             16)   Piute                   [6]5
             17)   Rich                     5
             18)   Salt Lake                5
             19)   San Juan                 5
             20)   Sanpete                  5
             21)   Sevier                   5
             22)   Summit                   5
             23)   Tooele                   5
             24)   Uintah                  [6]5
             25)   Utah                     5
             26)   Wasatch                  5
             27)   Washington               5
             28)   Wayne                    5
             29)   Weber                   [6]5

     

    (f) Land classified as nonproductive shall be assessed as follows on a per acre basis:

     

    TABLE 13
    Nonproductive Land

     
              Nonproductive Land
                  1)  All Counties            5

     

    KEY: taxation, personal property, property tax, appraisals

    Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [2016]2017

    Notice of Continuation: January 3, 2012

    Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art XIII, Sec 2; 9-2-201; 11-13-302; 41-1a-202; 41-1a-301; 59-1-210; 59-2-102; 59-2-103; 59-2-103.5; 59-2-104; 59-2-201; 59-2-210; 59-2-211; 59-2-301; 59-2-301.3; 59-2-302; 59-2-303; 59-2-303.1; 59-2-305; 59-2-306; 59-2-401; 59-2-402; 59-2-404; 59-2-405; 59-2-405.1; 59-2-406; 59-2-508; 59-2-514; 59-2-515; 59-2-701; 59-2-702; 59-2-703; 59-2-704; 59-2-704.5; 59-2-705; 59-2-801; 59-2-918 through 59-2-924; 59-2-1002; 59-2-1004; 59-2-1005; 59-2-1006; 59-2-1101; 59-2-1102; 59-2-1104; 59-2-1106; 59-2-1107 through 59-2-1109; 59-2-1113; 59-2-1115; 59-2-1202; 59-2-1202(5); 59-2-1302; 59-2-1303; 59-2-1308.5; 59-2-1317; 59-2-1328; 59-2-1330; 59-2-1347; 59-2-1351; 59-2-1365; 59-2-1703


Document Information

Effective Date:
11/21/2017
Publication Date:
10/15/2017
Type:
Notices of Proposed Rules
Filed Date:
09/28/2017
Agencies:
Tax Commission, Property Tax
Rulemaking Authority:

Section 59-2-515

Authorized By:
Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner
DAR File No.:
42165
Summary:

Section 59-2-515 authorizes the State Tax Commission to promulgate rules regarding the Property Tax Act, Part 5, Farmland Assessment Act. Section 59-2-514 authorizes the State Tax Commission to receive valuation recommendations from the State Farmland Advisory Committee for implementation as outlined in Section R884-24P-53. The rule sets the acreage value rates for 418 separate class-county combinations.

CodeNo:
R884-24P-53
CodeName:
{44999|R884-24P-53|R884-24P-53. 2017 Valuation Guides for Valuation of Land Subject to the Farmland Assessment Act Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 59-2-515}
Link Address:
Tax CommissionProperty Tax210 N 1950 WSALT LAKE CITY, UT 84134
Link Way:

Christa Johnson, by phone at 801-297-3901, by FAX at 801-297-3907, or by Internet E-mail at cj@utah.gov

AdditionalInfo:
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Related Chapter/Rule NO.: (1)
R884-24P-53. 2004 Valuation Guides for Valuation of Land Subject to the Farmland Assessment Act Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. Section 59-2-515.