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Beginning Farmer Tax Incentive Act

USA119th CongressHR-6836| House 
| Updated: 12/18/2025
Mark Alford

Mark Alford

Republican Representative

Missouri

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Beginning Farmer Tax Incentive Act," aims to encourage the transfer and lease of farmland to new farmers by offering significant tax exclusions. It amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for the exclusion of certain capital gains and rental income when qualifying farmland is made available to eligible beginning farmers. Specifically, the bill proposes to exclude 40 percent of the gain from the sale of qualifying farmland, held for over one year, if transferred to a beginning farmer, subject to an aggregate limit of $1,500,000 over a five-year period. Additionally, it excludes income derived from leasing or renting qualifying farmland to a beginning farmer for up to a 10-year term, with an annual exclusion cap of $25,000 per taxpayer. To qualify, the farmland must have been used for farming purposes and owned by the taxpayer or their family for at least five of the preceding eight years, with material participation in farming operations. A beginning farmer is defined broadly, including individuals certified by the Secretary of Agriculture based on prior farming experience, participation in specific loan programs, or familial relation to the seller/lessor. A crucial provision includes a recapture mechanism : if the farmland ceases to be used for farming within five years of a sale for which a gain exclusion was claimed, a portion of the tax benefit will be recouped. The bill also mandates annual reports to Congress detailing the costs, benefits, and statistical impact of these new tax exclusions.
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Timeline
Dec 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • December 18, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 18, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Beginning Farmer Tax Incentive Act

USA119th CongressHR-6836| House 
| Updated: 12/18/2025
This bill, titled the "Beginning Farmer Tax Incentive Act," aims to encourage the transfer and lease of farmland to new farmers by offering significant tax exclusions. It amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for the exclusion of certain capital gains and rental income when qualifying farmland is made available to eligible beginning farmers. Specifically, the bill proposes to exclude 40 percent of the gain from the sale of qualifying farmland, held for over one year, if transferred to a beginning farmer, subject to an aggregate limit of $1,500,000 over a five-year period. Additionally, it excludes income derived from leasing or renting qualifying farmland to a beginning farmer for up to a 10-year term, with an annual exclusion cap of $25,000 per taxpayer. To qualify, the farmland must have been used for farming purposes and owned by the taxpayer or their family for at least five of the preceding eight years, with material participation in farming operations. A beginning farmer is defined broadly, including individuals certified by the Secretary of Agriculture based on prior farming experience, participation in specific loan programs, or familial relation to the seller/lessor. A crucial provision includes a recapture mechanism : if the farmland ceases to be used for farming within five years of a sale for which a gain exclusion was claimed, a portion of the tax benefit will be recouped. The bill also mandates annual reports to Congress detailing the costs, benefits, and statistical impact of these new tax exclusions.
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Timeline
Dec 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • December 18, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 18, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mark Alford

Mark Alford

Republican Representative

Missouri

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted