Tax Credits

Eligible landowners may collect one of the following per acre amounts by filing Schedule FC-A with their income tax return:

  • $5.00 for farmers with a farmland preservation agreement signed after July 1, 2009 and located in an agricultural enterprise area
  • $7.50 for farmers in an area zoned for farmland preservation

There is no cap on the amount of credit that an individual can claim or on the amount of acreage eligible for a credit.