Analysis of a Proposal to Increase Land Access for Young, Beginning, Veteran, Women, and Minority Farmers

Tia M. McDonald and Ron Durst

No 359095, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Summary -- • Capital gains step-up in basis can provide an incentive for landowners to hold onto assets until death. • Proposal to exempt from capital gains land sells to target population may increase land access. • However, current pattern of land transfer implies that majority of land transfers would be unaffected. • There are additional considerations regarding geographic distribution of target population and available land.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 2022-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.359095

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