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Income/Property Taxes

Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides an Agriculture Tax Center that provides the most comprehensive and current information and instructions on tax tips, tax laws and regulations, reporting farm income and expenses, publication 225 – Farmer’s Tax Guide, and more.

Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation

Excise and Sales Tax Exemption Guide 

New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI)

NESFI discusses What legal, tax and regulatory information must I know to run my farm?

Rural Tax Education

This site provides sample tax returns and is especially designed for farmers and ranchers by the National Farm Income Tax Extension Committee.

Massachusetts Department of Revenue

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue’s definition MGL Ch 61A Sec. 2 defines the real estate property tax exemption for agriculture.