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One Company's Unique Way To Defer Capital Gains Tax


Published on 2025-01-07 09:40:48 - AgWeb
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  • Farmers First Trust uses a specific transaction process that can help farmers sell the family operation without the immediate tax burden.

The article from AgWeb discusses a unique strategy by Oread Ag, a company that has developed a method to help farmers and landowners defer capital gains tax through a program called the Oread Land Trust. This program allows landowners to transfer their property into a trust, which then leases the land back to them, effectively allowing them to continue farming or using the land while deferring capital gains tax. The initiative not only provides tax benefits but also aims to keep farmland in agricultural use, preventing it from being sold off for development. This approach is particularly beneficial in an era where land values are increasing, and traditional tax deferral methods like like-kind exchanges are becoming less feasible due to high land costs and limited availability of comparable properties for exchange.

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[ https://www.agweb.com/news/business/taxes-and-finance/one-companys-unique-way-defer-capital-gains-tax ]