No. 36939 (Amendment): Section R884-24P-53. 2012 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.: 36939
    Filed: 10/11/2012 12:54:03 PM

    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, 119 class/county valuations will increase, 125 will decrease, and 220 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 2013, and a listing of property no longer qualifying that is removed from FAA during 2012. However, it is estimated that the overall change is minimal due to this amendment.

    local governments:

    The amount of saving 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, 119 class/county valuations will increase, 125 will decrease, and 220 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 2013, and a listing of property no longer qualifying that is removed from FAA during 2012. 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 119 such value indicators will increase, 125 will decrease, and 220 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 2013, and a listing of property no longer qualifying which is removed from FAA during 2012. I n 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 119 such value indicators will increase, 125 will decrease, and 220 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 2013, and a listing of property no longer qualifying which is removed from FAA during 2012. 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 119 such value indicators will increase, 125 will decrease, and 220 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 2013, and a listing of property no longer qualifying which is removed from FAA during 2012. 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 affect the 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:

    12/03/2012

    Interested persons may attend a public hearing regarding this rule:

    • 12/13/2012 09:00 AM, Utah State Tax Commission, 210 N 1950 W, Salt Lake City, UT

    This rule may become effective on:

    12/10/2012

    Authorized by:

    Michael Cragun, Tax Commissioner

    RULE TEXT

    R884. Tax Commission, Property Tax.

    R884-24P. Property Tax.

    R884-24P-53. [2012]2013 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                [852]872
              2)   Cache                    [740]752
              3)   Carbon                   [552]560
              4)   Davis                    [893]914
              5)   Emery                    [530]537
              6)   Iron                     [848]851
              7)   Kane                     [444]449
              8)   Millard                  [840]853
              9)   Salt Lake                [742]763
             10)   Utah                     [782]801
             11)   Washington               [695]703
             12)   Weber                    [843]856

     

    (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                [748]766
              2)   Cache                    [632]642
              3)   Carbon                   [440]446
              4)   Davis                    [784]803
              5)   Duchesne                 [514]523
              6)   Emery                    [427]432
              7)   Grand                    [410]414
              8)   Iron                     [744]746
              9)   Juab                     [468]477
             10)   Kane                     [341]345
             11)   Millard                  [737]748
             12)   Salt Lake                [638]656
             13)   Sanpete                  [569]576
             14)   Sevier                   [593]602
             15)   Summit                   [491]497
             16)   Tooele                   [480]487
             17)   Utah                     [677]693
             18)   Wasatch                  [518]524
             19)   Washington               [592]599
             20)   Weber                    [739]751

     

    (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                   [602]610
              2)   Box Elder                [589]603
              3)   Cache                    [479]487
              4)   Carbon                   [291]295
              5)   Davis                    [631]646
              6)   Duchesne                 [361]367
              7)   Emery                    [269]272
              8)   Garfield                 [224]227
              9)   Grand                    [258]261
             10)   Iron                     [591]593
             11)   Juab                     [315]321
             12)   Kane                     [189]191
             13)   Millard                  [583]592
             14)   Morgan                   [411]416
             15)   Piute                    [354]358
             16)   Rich                     [188]191
             17)   Salt Lake                [485]499
             18)   San Juan                 [189]195
             19)   Sanpete                  [416]422
             20)   Sevier                   [442]448
             21)   Summit                   [334]338
             22)   Tooele                   [322]326
             23)   Uintah                   [391]397
             24)   Utah                     [519]531
             25)   Wasatch                  [359]364
             26)   Washington               [435]440
             27)   Wayne                    [350]354
             28)   Weber                    [588]597

     

    (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                   [495]502
              2)   Box Elder                [486]498
              3)   Cache                    [372]378
              4)   Carbon                   [187]190
              5)   Daggett                  [206]208
              6)   Davis                    [527]540
              7)   Duchesne                 [253]257
              8)   Emery                    [166]169
              9)   Garfield                 [121]122
             10)   Grand                    [156]158
             11)   Iron                     [483]484
             12)   Juab                     [209]213
             13)   Kane                       [86]87
             14)   Millard                  [475]482
             15)   Morgan                   [304]308
             16)   Piute                    [247]250
             17)   Rich                       [88]89
             18)   Salt Lake                [376]387
             19)   San Juan                   [86]89
             20)   Sanpete                  [313]317
             21)   Sevier                   [339]343
             22)   Summit                   [232]234
             23)   Tooele                   [219]222
             24)   Uintah                   [289]293
             25)   Utah                     [417]427
             26)   Wasatch                  [257]260
             27)   Washington               [327]331
             28)   Wayne                    [247]250
             29)   Weber                    [479]487

     

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

     

    TABLE 5
    Fruit Orchards


              1)   Beaver                   [600]588
              2)   Box Elder                [650]637
              3)   Cache                    [600]588
              4)   Carbon                   [600]588
              5)   Davis                    [655]642
              6)   Duchesne                 [600]588
              7)   Emery                    [600]588
              8)   Garfield                 [600]588
              9)   Grand                    [600]588
             10)   Iron                     [600]588
             11)   Juab                     [600]588
             12)   Kane                     [600]588
             13)   Millard                  [600]588
             14)   Morgan                   [600]588
             15)   Piute                    [600]588
             16)   Salt Lake                [600]588
             17)   San Juan                 [600]588
             18)   Sanpete                  [600]588
             19)   Sevier                   [600]588
             20)   Summit                   [600]588
             21)   Tooele                   [600]588
             22)   Uintah                   [600]588
             23)   Utah                     [660]647
             24)   Wasatch                  [600]588
             25)   Washington               [710]696
             26)   Wayne                    [600]588
             27)   Weber                    [655]642

     

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

     

    TABLE 6
    Meadow IV


              1)   Beaver                   247
              2)   Box Elder                266
              3)   Cache                    275
              4)   Carbon                   [132]133
              5)   Daggett                  [161]163
              6)   Davis                    [275]278
              7)   Duchesne                 [168]170
              8)   Emery                    [141]142
              9)   Garfield                 [106]107
             10)   Grand                    [136]137
             11)   Iron                     [265]268
             12)   Juab                     [154]156
             13)   Kane                     [111]112
             14)   Millard                  [198]200
             15)   Morgan                   [200]202
             16)   Piute                    [194]196
             17)   Rich                     108
             18)   Salt Lake                231
             19)   Sanpete                  [197]199
             20)   Sevier                   [202]204
             21)   Summit                   [206]207
             22)   Tooele                   [190]192
             23)   Uintah                   [210]212
             24)   Utah                     [255]257
             25)   Wasatch                  [212]214
             26)   Washington               [232]234
             27)   Wayne                    [176]177
             28)   Weber                    [308]311

     

    (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                    56
              2)   Box Elder                102
              3)   Cache                    129
              4)   Carbon                    53
              5)   Davis                     55
              6)   Duchesne                  58
              7)   Garfield                  52
              8)   Grand                     53
              9)   Iron                      53
             10)   Juab                      54
             11)   Kane                      52
             12)   Millard                   51
             13)   Morgan                    69
             14)   Rich                      52
             15)   Salt Lake                 58
             16)   San Juan                  59
             17)   Sanpete                   58
             18)   Summit                    52
             19)   Tooele                    56
             20)   Uintah                    58
             21)   Utah                      54
             22)   Wasatch                   52
             23)   Washington                52
             24)   Weber                     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                 64
              3)   Cache                     90
              4)   Carbon                    16
              5)   Davis                     17
              6)   Duchesne                  21
              7)   Garfield                  16
              8)   Grand                     16
              9)   Iron                      16
             10)   Juab                      17
             11)   Kane                      16
             12)   Millard                   15
             13)   Morgan                    31
             14)   Rich                      16
             15)   Salt Lake                 17
             16)   San Juan                  19
             17)   Sanpete                   21
             18)   Summit                    16
             19)   Tooele                    16
             20)   Uintah                    21
             21)   Utah                      17
             22)   Wasatch                   16
             23)   Washington                15
             24)   Weber                     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                    [74]75
              2)   Box Elder                 [78]76
              3)   Cache                     [74]73
              4)   Carbon                    53
              5)   Daggett                   [55]54
              6)   Davis                     [63]62
              7)   Duchesne                  [71]70
              8)   Emery                     [74]73
              9)   Garfield                  [79]80
             10)   Grand                     [80]81
             11)   Iron                      [76]77
             12)   Juab                      [67]66
             13)   Kane                      [77]75
             14)   Millard                   79
             15)   Morgan                    69
             16)   Piute                     [93]92
             17)   Rich                      67
             18)   Salt Lake                 [71]70
             19)   San Juan                  [79]80
             20)   Sanpete                   [65]64
             21)   Sevier                    [66]65
             22)   Summit                    74
             23)   Tooele                    73
             24)   Uintah                    [83]84
             25)   Utah                      [68]67
             26)   Wasatch                   [54]53
             27)   Washington                [67]66
             28)   Wayne                     91
             29)   Weber                     [71]72

     

    (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                 [24]23
              3)   Cache                     24
              4)   Carbon                    16
              5)   Daggett                   15
              6)   Davis                     20
              7)   Duchesne                  23
              8)   Emery                     22
              9)   Garfield                  24
             10)   Grand                     23
             11)   Iron                      23
             12)   Juab                      20
             13)   Kane                      [25]24
             14)   Millard                   25
             15)   Morgan                    22
             16)   Piute                     27
             17)   Rich                      21
             18)   Salt Lake                 22
             19)   San Juan                  26
             20)   Sanpete                   19
             21)   Sevier                    19
             22)   Summit                    21
             23)   Tooele                    21
             24)   Uintah                    29
             25)   Utah                      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                 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                 15
             19)   San Juan                  17
             20)   Sanpete                   14
             21)   Sevier                    14
             22)   Summit                    15
             23)   Tooele                    14
             24)   Uintah                    20
             25)   Utah                      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                   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: [July 26, ]2012

    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

     


Document Information

Hearing Meeting:
12/13/2012 09:00 AM, Utah State Tax Commission, 210 N 1950 W, Salt Lake City, UT
Effective Date:
12/10/2012
Publication Date:
11/01/2012
Filed Date:
10/11/2012
Agencies:
Tax Commission,Property Tax
Rulemaking Authority:

Section 59-2-515

Authorized By:
Michael Cragun, Tax Commissioner
DAR File No.:
36939
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.