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Pennsylvania Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

BEGIN-FARMER · Pennsylvania

Summary

Credit for sale of farm property to beginning farmer OR rental income from farm property. Two mutually exclusive pathways; see benefit_components.

Benefit

Percentage
Flat
Duration
Max annual
(taxpayer)
Max total
(taxpayer)
Carryforward

Program metadata

Distribution
taxpayer_earned
Claimant subject
business
Refund/transfer election
Program family
Effective
Sunset
Application deadline
Transfer discount

Benefit components (2)

NameLabelBenefitGroup
sale_pathway5% of farm sale price to beginning farmer
rental_pathway10% of gross farm rental income per year

Hard requirements (2)

  • industry_keywordSeller must be an agricultural enterprise; buyer must be beginning farmer
  • industry_keywordProperty owner/lessor must be in agricultural business

Preference / tiering rules (0)

None.

NAICS industries (0)

Any.

Geo zones (0)

Statewide / none specified.

Tags (1)

  • dual_pathway_sale_rental: true

Source

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/incentives-credits-and-programs/tax-credits
72 P.S. § 3201 et seq.
Last verified: 2026-04-22
Dual-pathway: 5% of sale price OR 10% of rental income/year. Separate components per pathway.