304-A - Agricultural Assessment Values.

NY Agri & Mkts L § 304-A (2019) (N/A)
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(i) Adjusted net farm income shall be the sum of net farm income, taxes on farm real estate and the amount of mortgage interest debt attributable to farmland, less a management charge of one percent of realized gross farm income plus seven percent of adjusted production expenses.

(ii) The amount of mortgage interest debt attributable to farmland shall be the product of the interest on mortgage debt and the percentage of farm real estate value attributable to land.

(iii) The percentage of farm real estate value attributable to land shall be the difference between farm real estate value and farm structure value divided by farm real estate value.

(iv) Adjusted production expenses shall be production expenses, less the sum of the taxes on farm real estate and the interest on mortgage debt. d. The following data, required for calculations pursuant to this subdivision, shall be as published by the United States department of agriculture for all farming in New York state:

(i) Farm real estate value shall be the total value of farmland and buildings, including improvements.

(ii) Farm structure value shall be the total value of farm buildings, including improvements.

(iii) Interest on mortgage debt shall be the total interest paid on farm real estate debt.

(iv) Net farm income shall be realized gross income less production expenses, as adjusted for change in inventory.

(v) Production expenses shall be the total cost of production.

(vi) Realized gross income shall be the total of cash receipts from farm marketings, government payments, nonmoney income and other farm income.

(vii) Taxes on farm real estate shall be the total real property taxes on farmland and buildings, including improvements.

(viii) Number of acres harvested including all reported crops.

(ix) Value of production shall be the total estimated value of all reported crops. e. In the event that the data required for calculation pursuant to this subdivision is not published by the United States department of agriculture or is incomplete, such required data shall be obtained from the New York state department of agriculture and markets. f. Upon completion of each annual calculation of agricultural assessment values, the commissioner of taxation and finance shall publish an annual report, which shall include a schedule of values, citations to data sources and presentation of all calculations. The commissioner of taxation and finance shall thereupon certify the schedule of agricultural assessment values and shall transmit a schedule of such certified values to each assessor. Beginning in the year two thousand six and every five years thereafter, the commissioner of taxation and finance shall transmit copies of such annual reports for the five years previous to such transmittal, to the governor and legislature, the advisory council on agriculture, and other appropriate state agencies and interested parties. g. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, in no event shall the change in the base agricultural assessment value for any given year exceed two percent of the base agricultural assessment value of the preceding year. 5. a. In carrying out their responsibilities under this section, the commissioner of taxation and finance and the commissioner shall keep the advisory council on agriculture fully apprised on matters relating to its duties and responsibilities. b. In doing so, the commissioner of taxation and finance and the commissioner shall provide, in a timely manner, any materials needed by the advisory council on agriculture to carry out its responsibilities under this section.