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<blockquote data-quote="BrokenBackJack" data-source="post: 290790" data-attributes="member: 642">Eye,I am going by when we lived on our farm and i was Township Supervisor of course this was before my stroke so memory is somewhat foggy.Anyway we had an outside firm come in to re-evaluate the farmsteads value.&nbsp; IF i REMEMBER correctly they only evaluated the farmsteads that people weren't actively farming.&nbsp; If their spouse worked off the farm they couldn't earn over a certain amount or their farmstead or house i can't remember which one it was would be taxed.&nbsp; If they were retired from farming they didn't have to pay the tax either.&nbsp; That is if after retirement they didn't go get a job working off the farm and earning over a certain amount.I might have this somewhat screwed up so bear with me.&nbsp; I emailed our Tax Assesor to see what the scoop is back there.I remember arguing with some as they were farmers and said they have a big investment.&nbsp; I would tell them what business owner doesn't have a big investment?&nbsp; Any other business owner has big investments in their business and they must pay taxes on their house.&nbsp; We had to pay on our farm house too.I still feel that either all pay or none pay for their houses.We have since sold the farmstead and cash rent the land out.&nbsp; The people that bought our farmstead rent our land so that is good for both parties.I emailed our tax assessor back in Wells County to see what she says on this matter.Will respond with what she says.I see your post above and this is what i kind of remember.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrokenBackJack, post: 290790, member: 642"] Eye, I am going by when we lived on our farm and i was Township Supervisor of course this was before my stroke so memory is somewhat foggy. Anyway we had an outside firm come in to re-evaluate the farmsteads value. IF i REMEMBER correctly they only evaluated the farmsteads that people weren't actively farming. If their spouse worked off the farm they couldn't earn over a certain amount or their farmstead or house i can't remember which one it was would be taxed. If they were retired from farming they didn't have to pay the tax either. That is if after retirement they didn't go get a job working off the farm and earning over a certain amount. I might have this somewhat screwed up so bear with me. I emailed our Tax Assesor to see what the scoop is back there. I remember arguing with some as they were farmers and said they have a big investment. I would tell them what business owner doesn't have a big investment? Any other business owner has big investments in their business and they must pay taxes on their house. We had to pay on our farm house too. I still feel that either all pay or none pay for their houses. We have since sold the farmstead and cash rent the land out. The people that bought our farmstead rent our land so that is good for both parties. I emailed our tax assessor back in Wells County to see what she says on this matter. Will respond with what she says. I see your post above and this is what i kind of remember. [/QUOTE]

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