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HR 2034 109th Congress House Taxation Agriculture and Food Capital gains tax Families Family farms Farm lands Income tax Land transfers Land use Public Lands and Natural Resources Tax exclusion

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2005

Introduced: April 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 28, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income 100 percent of the gain, up to $500,000, from the sale of qualified farm property to a first-time farmer who certifies that such property will be used for farming purposes for ten years. Allows: (1) a 50 percent exclusion for the sale of qualified farm property to any other person who certifies that such property will be used for farming purposes for ten years; and (2) a 25 percent exclusion for the sale of qualified farm property to any other person for any other use. Defines "qualified farm property" as real property located in the United States which is used for farming purposes for a specified three-year period and in which there was material participation by the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or family member. Requires the recapture of tax benefits if qualified farm property is sold or ceases operation as a farm before the required ten-year period.

What's happening now April 28, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2034: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2034/
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"H.R. 2034: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2034/.
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H.R. 2034, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2034/.
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