2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 77-5211 — Owner of agricultural assets; tax credit; when.

Section 77-5211
Owner of agricultural assets; tax credit; when.
Section 77-5211

(1) An owner of agricultural assets shall be allowed a credit to be applied against the state income tax liability of such owner for agricultural assets rented on a rental agreement basis, including cash rent of agricultural assets or cash equivalent of a share-rent rental, to qualified beginning farmers or livestock producers. Such asset shall be rented at prevailing community rates as determined by the board.

(2) The credit allowed shall be for renting agricultural assets used for farming or livestock production. Such credit shall be granted by the Department of Revenue only after approval and certification by the board and a written three-year rental agreement for such assets is entered into between an owner of agricultural assets and a qualified beginning farmer or livestock producer. An owner of agricultural assets or qualified beginning farmer or livestock producer may terminate such agreement for reasonable cause upon approval by the board. If an agreement is terminated without fault on the part of the owner of agricultural assets as determined by the board, the tax credit shall not be retroactively disallowed. If an agreement is terminated with fault on the part of the owner of agricultural assets as determined by the board, any prior tax credits claimed by such owner shall be disallowed and recaptured and shall be immediately due and payable to the State of Nebraska.

(3) A credit may be granted to an owner of agricultural assets for renting agricultural assets, including cash rent of agricultural assets or cash equivalent of a share-rent agreement, to any qualified beginning farmer or livestock producer for a period of three years. An owner of agricultural assets shall not be eligible for further credits under the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act unless the rental agreement is terminated prior to the end of the three-year period through no fault of the owner of agricultural assets. If the board finds that such a termination was not the fault of the owner of agricultural assets, it may approve the owner for credits arising from a subsequent qualifying rental agreement with a different qualified beginning farmer or livestock producer.

(4) Any credit allowable to a partnership, a corporation, a syndicate, or an estate or trust may be distributed to the partners, members, shareholders, or beneficiaries. Any credit distributed shall be distributed in the same manner as income is distributed.

Source:

Laws 1999, LB 630, § 12

Laws 2000, LB 1223, § 7

Laws 2006, LB 990, § 13.

~ Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006