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08-HR5134 on Jan 23, 2008

• Allows a 50% exclusion for the sale of qualified farm property to any other person who certifies that such property will be used for farming purposes for 10 years.
• Allows a 25% exclusion for the sale of qualified farm property to any other person for any other use.
• Defines "qualified farm property" as real estate which is used for farming purposes for a specified three-year period and in which there was participation by the taxpayer or the taxpayer's family.

• Topic: Environment
• Headline: Give tax breaks for start-up farms for 10-year commitment
  
  
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