No. 40855 (Amendment): Section R884-24P-53. 2016 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.: 40855
    Filed: 10/04/2016 03:10:50 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 (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 section 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 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 286 rates increase slightly and 132 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 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 it is proposed that 286 rates increase slightly and 132 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 property owner with property eligible for assessment under FAA may see a change in value, depending on property class and situs county. The affect 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 affect 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 affect 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 which 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:

    12/01/2016

    This rule may become effective on:

    12/08/2016

    Authorized by:

    Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner

    RULE TEXT

    R884. Tax Commission, Property Tax.

    R884-24P. Property Tax.

    R884-24P-53. [2016]2017 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                [789]799
              2)   Cache                    [681]688
              3)   Carbon                   [511]525
              4)   Davis                    [839]853
              5)   Emery                    [487]498
              6)   Iron                     [777]793
              7)   Kane                     [410]417
              8)   Millard                  [774]788
              9)   Salt Lake                [692]711
             10)   Utah                     [734]749
             11)   Washington               [636]649
             12)   Weber                    [780]803

     

    (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                [693]702
              2)   Cache                    [581]587
              3)   Carbon                   [407]418
              4)   Davis                    [738]751
              5)   Duchesne                 [476]486
              6)   Emery                    [392]401
              7)   Grand                    [375]383
              8)   Iron                     [681]695
              9)   Juab                     [437]444
             10)   Kane                     [315]320
             11)   Millard                  [679]691
             12)   Salt Lake                [595]611
             13)   Sanpete                  [526]535
             14)   Sevier                   [549]562
             15)   Summit                   [451]459
             16)   Tooele                   [440]447
             17)   Utah                     [635]648
             18)   Wasatch                  [478]485
             19)   Washington               [542]553
             20)   Weber                    [684]704

     

    (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                   [554]557
              2)   Box Elder                [545]552
              3)   Cache                    [441]445
              4)   Carbon                   [269]277
              5)   Davis                    [593]603
              6)   Duchesne                 [334]341
              7)   Emery                    [247]252
              8)   Garfield                 [206]210
              9)   Grand                    [237]242
             10)   Iron                     [541]552
             11)   Juab                     [294]299
             12)   Kane                     [174]177
             13)   Millard                  [537]547
             14)   Morgan                   [379]384
             15)   Piute                    [326]332
             16)   Rich                     [174]177
             17)   Salt Lake                [453]465
             18)   San Juan                 [171]173
             19)   Sanpete                  [385]392
             20)   Sevier                   [409]418
             21)   Summit                   [307]313
             22)   Tooele                   [295]299
             23)   Uintah                   [363]370
             24)   Utah                     [487]497
             25)   Wasatch                  [332]337
             26)   Washington               [398]406
             27)   Wayne                    [322]328
             28)   Weber                    [544]560

     

    (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                   [455]458
              2)   Box Elder                [450]456
              3)   Cache                    [342]345
              4)   Carbon                   [173]178
              5)   Daggett                  [185]188
              6)   Davis                    [496]504
              7)   Duchesne                 [234]239
              8)   Emery                    [153]156
              9)   Garfield                 [111]113
             10)   Grand                    [143]146
             11)   Iron                     [442]451
             12)   Juab                     [195]198
             13)   Kane                      [79]80
             14)   Millard                  [437]445
             15)   Morgan                   [281]285
             16)   Piute                    [228]232
             17)   Rich                      [81]82
             18)   Salt Lake                [351]360
             19)   San Juan                  [78]79
             20)   Sanpete                  [290]295
             21)   Sevier                   [313]320
             22)   Summit                   [212]216
             23)   Tooele                   [201]204
             24)   Uintah                   [268]273
             25)   Utah                     [391]399
             26)   Wasatch                  [237]240
             27)   Washington               [300]306
             28)   Wayne                    [227]231
             29)   Weber                    [444]457

     

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

     

    TABLE 5

    Fruit Orchards

     
              1)   Beaver                   [601]614
              2)   Box Elder                [651]665
              3)   Cache                    [601]614
              4)   Carbon                   [601]614
              5)   Davis                    [656]670
              6)   Duchesne                 [601]614
              7)   Emery                    [601]614
              8)   Garfield                 [601]614
              9)   Grand                    [601]614
             10)   Iron                     [601]614
             11)   Juab                     [601]614
             12)   Kane                     [601]614
             13)   Millard                  [601]614
             14)   Morgan                   [601]614
             15)   Piute                    [601]614
             16)   Salt Lake                [601]614
             17)   San Juan                 [601]614
             18)   Sanpete                  [601]614
             19)   Sevier                   [601]614
             20)   Summit                   [601]614
             21)   Tooele                   [601]614
             22)   Uintah                   [601]614
             23)   Utah                     [661]675
             24)   Wasatch                  [601]614
             25)   Washington               [711]726
             26)   Wayne                    [601]614
             27)   Weber                    [656]670

     

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

     

    TABLE 6

    Meadow IV

     
              1)   Beaver                   [234]235
              2)   Box Elder                [252]255
              3)   Cache                    [261]264
              4)   Carbon                   [127]131
              5)   Daggett                  [153]156
              6)   Davis                    [264]268
              7)   Duchesne                 [163]166
              8)   Emery                    [135]138
              9)   Garfield                 [102]104
             10)   Grand                    [130]133
             11)   Iron                     [256]261
             12)   Juab                     [150]152
             13)   Kane                     [107]109
             14)   Millard                  [190]193
             15)   Morgan                   [193]196
             16)   Piute                    [187]190
             17)   Rich                     [103]105
             18)   Salt Lake                [222]228
             19)   Sanpete                  [190]193
             20)   Sevier                   [195]199
             21)   Summit                   [198]202
             22)   Tooele                   [183]186
             23)   Uintah                   [203]207
             24)   Utah                     [246]251
             25)   Wasatch                  [205]208
             26)   Washington               [223]227
             27)   Wayne                    [169]172
             28)   Weber                    [292]300

     

    (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
              2)   Box Elder                 [92]93
              3)   Cache                    [117]118
              4)   Carbon                    [48]49
              5)   Davis                     [51]52
              6)   Duchesne                  [53]54
              7)   Garfield                  [47]48
              8)   Grand                     [48]49
              9)   Iron                      [48]49
             10)   Juab                      [50]51
             11)   Kane                      [47]48
             12)   Millard                   [46]47
             13)   Morgan                    [63]64
             14)   Rich                      [47]48
             15)   Salt Lake                 [53]54
             16)   San Juan                  [52]53
             17)   Sanpete                   [53]54
             18)   Summit                    [47]48
             19)   Tooele                    [51]52
             20)   Uintah                    [53]54
             21)   Utah                      [49]50
             22)   Wasatch                   [47]48
             23)   Washington                [47]48
             24)   Weber                     [76]78

     

    (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
              2)   Box Elder                [58]59
              3)   Cache                    [82]83
              4)   Carbon                    15
              5)   Davis                     16
              6)   Duchesne                  19
              7)   Garfield                  15
              8)   Grand                     15
              9)   Iron                      15
             10)   Juab                      16
             11)   Kane                      15
             12)   Millard                   14
             13)   Morgan                    28
             14)   Rich                      15
             15)   Salt Lake                 15
             16)   San Juan                  17
             17)   Sanpete                   19
             18)   Summit                    15
             19)   Tooele                    14
             20)   Uintah                    19
             21)   Utah                      16
             22)   Wasatch                   15
             23)   Washington                14
             24)   Weber                    [44]45

     

    (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
              2)   Box Elder                 [74]75
              3)   Cache                      70
              4)   Carbon                    [51]52
              5)   Daggett                   [51]52
              6)   Davis                     [60]61
              7)   Duchesne                  [68]69
              8)   Emery                     [70]72
              9)   Garfield                  [75]76
             10)   Grand                     [76]78
             11)   Iron                      [73]74
             12)   Juab                      [64]65
             13)   Kane                      [74]75
             14)   Millard                   [75]76
             15)   Morgan                    [66]67
             16)   Piute                     [89]91
             17)   Rich                      [64]65
             18)   Salt Lake                 [68]70
             19)   San Juan                  [74]75
             20)   Sanpete                   [62]63
             21)   Sevier                    [63]64
             22)   Summit                    [71]72
             23)   Tooele                    [70]71
             24)   Uintah                    [79]80
             25)   Utah                      [65]66
             26)   Wasatch                   [52]53
             27)   Washington                [64]65
             28)   Wayne                     [87]89
             29)   Weber                     [68]70

     

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

     

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

     

    (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 14], 2016

    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:
12/8/2016
Publication Date:
11/01/2016
Type:
Notices of Proposed Rules
Filed Date:
10/04/2016
Agencies:
Tax Commission, Property Tax
Rulemaking Authority:

Section 59-2-515

Authorized By:
Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner
DAR File No.:
40855
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 section sets the acreage value rates for 418 separate class-county combinations.

CodeNo:
R884-24P-53
CodeName:
{40468|R884-24P-53|R884-24P-53. 2016 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.