No. 35332 (Amendment): Section R884-24P-53. 2011 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.: 35332
    Filed: 10/13/2011 10:45:18 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. 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.

    State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

    Anticipated cost or savings to:

    the state budget:

    The amount of savings or cost to 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 Farmland Assessment Act (FAA). Property valuation (taxable value) changes have been recommended by class and by county. This year, 180 class/county valuations will increase, 113 will decrease, and 171 will remain unchanged. No total cost or savings could be calculated without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class, a listing of property newly qualified for FAA assessment during 2012 and a listing of property no longer qualifying that is removed from FAA during 2011. However, it is estimated that the overall change is minimal due to this amendment.

    local governments:

    The amount of savings or cost to local government 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, 180 class/county valuations will increase, 113 will decrease, and 171 will remain unchanged. No total cost or savings could be calculated without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class, a listing of property newly-qualified for FAA during 2012 and a listing of property no longer qualifying that is removed from FAA during 2011. However, it is estimated that the overall change is minimal due to this amendment. County assessor 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 property owner with property eligible for assessment under FAA may see a change in value, depending on property class and situs county as 180 such value indicators will increase, 113 will decrease, and 171 will not change. The effect on the property owner will be valuation increase, decrease, or no change depending on the mix of property types and situs. No aggregate compliance cost can be determined without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class, a listing of property newly-qualified for FAA during 2012 and a listing of property no longer qualifying which is removed from FAA during 2011. In addition, the compliance cost will further be 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 as 180 such value indicators will increase, 113 will decrease, and 171 will not change. The effect on the property owner will be valuation increase, decrease or no change depending on the mix of property types and situs. No aggregate compliance cost can be determined without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class, a listing of property newly-qualified for FAA during 2012 and a listing of property no longer qualifying which is removed from FAA during 2011. In addition, the compliance cost will further be 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 as 180 such value indicators will increase, 113 will decrease, and 171 will not change. The effect on the property owner will be valuation increase, decrease or no change depending on the mix of property types and situs. No aggregate compliance cost can be determined without an exhaustive study of farmland acreage in each county by class, a listing of property newly-qualified for FAA during 2012 and a listing of property no longer qualifying that is removed from FAA during 2011. In addition, the compliance cost will further be 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 effect property values which may result in a change of property tax amounts due.

    Michael Cragun, Commissioner

    The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division 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:

    12/01/2011

    This rule may become effective on:

    12/08/2011

    Authorized by:

    D'Arcy Dixon, Commissioner

    RULE TEXT

    R884. Tax Commission, Property Tax.

    R884-24P. Property Tax.

    R884-24P-53. [2011 ]2012 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                [840]852
              2)   Cache                    [730]740
              3)   Carbon                   [545]552
              4)   Davis                    [880]893
              5)   Emery                    [525]530
              6)   Iron                     [840]848
              7)   Kane                     [440]444
              8)   Millard                  [830]840
              9)   Salt Lake                [730]742
             10)   Utah                     [770]782
             11)   Washington               [690]695
             12)   Weber                    [835]843

     

    (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                [738]748
              2)   Cache                    [623]632
              3)   Carbon                   [433]440
              4)   Davis                    [773]784
              5)   Duchesne                 [508]514
              6)   Emery                    [423]427
              7)   Grand                    [407]410
              8)   Iron                     [738]744
              9)   Juab                     [458]468
             10)   Kane                     [338]341
             11)   Millard                  [728]737
             12)   Salt Lake                [628]638
             13)   Sanpete                  [563]569
             14)   Sevier                   [588]593
             15)   Summit                   [488]491
             16)   Tooele                   [472]480
             17)   Utah                     [668]677
             18)   Wasatch                  [513]518
             19)   Washington               [588]592
             20)   Weber                    [733]739

     

    (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                   [596]602
              2)   Box Elder                [581]589
              3)   Cache                    [471]479
              4)   Carbon                   [287]291
              5)   Davis                    [622]631
              6)   Duchesne                 [357]361
              7)   Emery                    [267]269
              8)   Garfield                 [222]224
              9)   Grand                    [256]258
             10)   Iron                     [587]591
             11)   Juab                     [307]315
             12)   Kane                     [187]189
             13)   Millard                  [577]583
             14)   Morgan                   [406]411
             15)   Piute                    [351]354
             16)   Rich                     [187]188
             17)   Salt Lake                [477]485
             18)   San Juan                 [182]189
             19)   Sanpete                  [412]416
             20)   Sevier                   [437]442
             21)   Summit                   [332]334
             22)   Tooele                   [316]322
             23)   Uintah                   [386]391
             24)   Utah                     [511]519
             25)   Wasatch                  [356]359
             26)   Washington               [432]435
             27)   Wayne                    [347]350
             28)   Weber                    [582]588

     

    (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                   [490]495
              2)   Box Elder                [480]486
              3)   Cache                    [365]372
              4)   Carbon                   [185]187
              5)   Daggett                  [205]206
              6)   Davis                    [520]527
              7)   Duchesne                 [250]253
              8)   Emery                    [165]166
              9)   Garfield                 [120]121
             10)   Grand                    [155]156
             11)   Iron                     [480]483
             12)   Juab                     [205]209
             13)   Kane                      [85]86
             14)   Millard                  [470]475
             15)   Morgan                   [300]304
             16)   Piute                    [245]247
             17)   Rich                      [87]88
             18)   Salt Lake                [370]376
             19)   San Juan                  [82]86
             20)   Sanpete                  [310]313
             21)   Sevier                   [335]339
             22)   Summit                   [230]232
             23)   Tooele                   [215]219
             24)   Uintah                   [285]289
             25)   Utah                     [410]417
             26)   Wasatch                  [255]257
             27)   Washington               [325]327
             28)   Wayne                    [245]247
             29)   Weber                    [475]479

     

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

     

    TABLE 5
    Fruit Orchards


              1)   Beaver                   [620]600
              2)   Box Elder                [675]650
              3)   Cache                    [620]600
              4)   Carbon                   [620]600
              5)   Davis                    [678]655
              6)   Duchesne                 [620]600
              7)   Emery                    [620]600
              8)   Garfield                 [620]600
              9)   Grand                    [620]600
             10)   Iron                     [620]600
             11)   Juab                     [620]600
             12)   Kane                     [620]600
             13)   Millard                  [620]600
             14)   Morgan                   [620]600
             15)   Piute                    [620]600
             16)   Salt Lake                [623]600
             17)   San Juan                 [620]600
             18)   Sanpete                  [620]600
             19)   Sevier                   [620]600
             20)   Summit                   [620]600
             21)   Tooele                   [620]600
             22)   Uintah                   [620]600
             23)   Utah                     [685]660
             24)   Wasatch                  [620]600
             25)   Washington               [743]710
             26)   Wayne                    [620]600
             27)   Weber                    [673]655

     

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

     

    TABLE 6
    Meadow IV


              1)   Beaver                   [245]247
              2)   Box Elder                [260]266
              3)   Cache                    [270]275
              4)   Carbon                   [130]132
              5)   Daggett                  [160]161
              6)   Davis                    [270]275
              7)   Duchesne                 [165]168
              8)   Emery                    [140]141
              9)   Garfield                 [105]106
             10)   Grand                    [135]136
             11)   Iron                     [262]265
             12)   Juab                     [150]154
             13)   Kane                     [110]111
             14)   Millard                  [195]198
             15)   Morgan                   [197]200
             16)   Piute                    [192]194
             17)   Rich                     [107]108
             18)   Salt Lake                [225]231
             19)   Sanpete                  [195]197
             20)   Sevier                   [200]202
             21)   Summit                   [205]206
             22)   Tooele                   [187]190
             23)   Uintah                   [207]210
             24)   Utah                     [250]255
             25)   Wasatch                  [210]212
             26)   Washington               [230]232
             27)   Wayne                    [175]176
             28)   Weber                    [305]308

     

    (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                    [55]56
              2)   Box Elder                 [97]102
              3)   Cache                    [125]129
              4)   Carbon                    [52]53
              5)   Davis                     [53]55
              6)   Duchesne                  [57]58
              7)   Garfield                   52
              8)   Grand                     [52]53
              9)   Iron                      [52]53
             10)   Juab                      [52]54
             11)   Kane                      [52]52
             12)   Millard                   [50]51
             13)   Morgan                    [68]69
             14)   Rich                       52
             15)   Salt Lake                 [55]58
             16)   San Juan                  [55]59
             17)   Sanpete                   [57]58
             18)   Summit                     52
             19)   Tooele                    [55]56
             20)   Uintah                    [57]58
             21)   Utah                      [52]54
             22)   Wasatch                    52
             23)   Washington                 52
             24)   Weber                     [82]83

     

    (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                     17
              2)   Box Elder                 [61]64
              3)   Cache                     [87]90
              4)   Carbon                     16
              5)   Davis                     [16]17
              6)   Duchesne                   21
              7)   Garfield                   16
              8)   Grand                      16
              9)   Iron                       16
             10)   Juab                      [16]17
             11)   Kane                       16
             12)   Millard                    15
             13)   Morgan                     31
             14)   Rich                       16
             15)   Salt Lake                 [16]17
             16)   San Juan                  [18]19
             17)   Sanpete                    21
             18)   Summit                     16
             19)   Tooele                     16
             20)   Uintah                     21
             21)   Utah                      [16]17
             22)   Wasatch                    16
             23)   Washington                 15
             24)   Weber                     [47]48

     

    (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                    [73]74
              2)   Box Elder                 [74]78
              3)   Cache                     [72]74
              4)   Carbon                    [52]53
              5)   Daggett                    55
              6)   Davis                     [61]63
              7)   Duchesne                  [70]71
              8)   Emery                     [73]74
              9)   Garfield                  [78]79
             10)   Grand                     [79]80
             11)   Iron                      [75]76
             12)   Juab                      [65]67
             13)   Kane                      [76]77
             14)   Millard                   [78]79
             15)   Morgan                    [68]69
             16)   Piute                     [92]93
             17)   Rich                      [66]67
             18)   Salt Lake                 [67]71
             19)   San Juan                  [73]79
             20)   Sanpete                   [64]65
             21)   Sevier                    [65]66
             22)   Summit                    [73]74
             23)   Tooele                    [72]73
             24)   Uintah                    [82]83
             25)   Utah                      [65]68
             26)   Wasatch                    54
             27)   Washington                 67
             28)   Wayne                     [90]91
             29)   Weber                     [70]71

     

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

     

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

     

    TABLE 11
    GR III


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

     

    (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
              2)   Box Elder                  5
              3)   Cache                      5
              4)   Carbon                     5
              5)   Daggett                    5
              6)   Davis                      5
              7)   Duchesne                  [7]5
              8)   Emery                      6
              9)   Garfield                   5
             10)   Grand                      6
             11)   Iron                       6
             12)   Juab                       5
             13)   Kane                       5
             14)   Millard                    5
             15)   Morgan                     6
             16)   Piute                      6
             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
             25)   Utah                       5
             26)   Wasatch                    5
             27)   Washington                 5
             28)   Wayne                      5
             29)   Weber                      6

     

    (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: [August 29,]2011

    Notice of Continuation: March 12, 2007

    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; 59-2-1317; 59-2-1328; 59-2-1330; 59-2-1347; 59-2-1351; 59-2-1365

     


Document Information

Effective Date:
12/8/2011
Publication Date:
11/01/2011
Type:
Special Notices
Filed Date:
10/13/2011
Agencies:
Tax Commission,Property Tax
Rulemaking Authority:

Section 59-2-515

Authorized By:
D'Arcy Dixon, Commissioner
DAR File No.:
35332
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.