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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 422.7, Code Supplement 1995, is amended 1 2 by adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 35. a. Subtract the amount computed 1 4 under this subsection for the contract sale of agricultural 1 5 land to a beginning farmer with interest charged at less than 1 6 an annual percentage rate of eight percent. The amount of the 1 7 deduction for a tax year equals the product of the difference 1 8 between an annual percentage interest rate of eight percent 1 9 and the annual percentage interest rate under the contract 1 10 multiplied by the amount of principal, not to exceed four 1 11 hundred thousand dollars, on the agricultural land left to be 1 12 paid, determined as of the first day of the tax year. If the 1 13 contract was initially entered into during the tax year, the 1 14 principal is the amount, not to exceed four hundred thousand 1 15 dollars, as of the first day the contract is entered into. 1 16 b. The deduction in this subsection is only allowed if all 1 17 of the following apply: 1 18 (1) The contract sale is for agricultural land which may 1 19 include agricultural improvements as both terms are defined in 1 20 section 175.2. 1 21 (2) The contract sale is to a beginning farmer as defined 1 22 in section 175.2. 1 23 (3) The contract sale is for at least twenty years. 1 24 (4) The value of the agricultural land and any 1 25 improvements has been assessed by the agricultural development 1 26 authority. The authority shall determine the fraction of the 1 27 total value that is agricultural land and that fraction shall 1 28 be used in determining the amount of principal left to be paid 1 29 for the agricultural land under paragraph "a". 1 30 c. The deduction in this subsection shall continue for a 1 31 subsequent tax year if all of the following apply: 1 32 (1) The agricultural land continues to be used for farming 1 33 by a beginning farmer. 1 34 (2) The sales contract has not been transferred except as 1 35 a result of death or upon approval of the agricultural 2 1 development authority. 2 2 d. Notwithstanding the amount computed under paragraph 2 3 "a", the amount deducted under this subsection shall not 2 4 result in the adjusted gross income, after all other 2 5 deductions under this section, being reduced below zero. If 2 6 the amount computed under paragraph "a" would reduce the 2 7 adjusted gross income below zero any excess amount shall not 2 8 be carried forward or backward to other tax years. 2 9 Sec. 2. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 2 10 takes effect upon enactment and applies to contract sales of 2 11 agricultural land entered into after the effective date of 2 12 this Act and during tax years ending after the effective date 2 13 of this Act. 2 14 EXPLANATION 2 15 The bill allows an individual income tax deduction for 2 16 contract sales of agricultural land to beginning farmers at an 2 17 interest rate of less than 8 percent. The amount of the 2 18 deduction equals the difference between an 8 percent interest 2 19 rate and the contract sale interest rate multiplied by the 2 20 amount, up to $400,000, of the contract sale which is for 2 21 agricultural land. This deduction will continue for 2 22 succeeding years if the land continues to be used for farming 2 23 by a beginning farmer. The amount of the deduction would be 2 24 reduced each year as the amount of the contract principal for 2 25 the agricultural land is reduced by previous payments. 2 26 However, this deduction cannot be used to reduce the 2 27 taxpayer's adjusted gross income below zero and any excess 2 28 deduction cannot be carried forward or backward. 2 29 The bill takes effect upon enactment for contract sales of 2 30 agricultural land entered into after that date during tax 2 31 years ending after that date. 2 32 LSB 3227SS 76 2 33 mg/cf/24.1
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