TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER 12. MONTANA AGRICULTURAL LOAN AUTHORITY ACT

Part 2. Loans

Income Tax Deduction For Land Sale To Beginning Farmers

80-12-211. Income tax deduction for land sale to beginning farmers. A landowner who sells land consisting of 80 acres or more to a beginning farmer at 9% or less interest on a long-term contract is entitled to a reduction in the landowner's taxable income in an amount equal to 100% of any income or capital gain, or both, realized and otherwise subject to state income taxes from the sale, up to a maximum of $50,000, if the transaction is approved by the authority for this purpose.

History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 580, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 542, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2620, Ch. 56, L. 2009.