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Form 179 - Application for Riparian Buffer Tax Credit

Last Revised Date: 2009-09-01; 2004-09-07

  1. Landowner(s) will complete this form when applying for riparian buffer tax credit and they are submitting their application in hard copy.
    • All form entries must be complete.
  2. Submit the hard copy application with appropriate attachments to the local VDOF office.
Entry Item Description
Contact Name: Enter the name of the contact person for this application.
Mailing Address: Enter mailing address for the contact person.
Phone No.: Enter the phone number for the contact person.
Fax No.: Enter the fax number for the contact person.
Email: Enter the email address for the contact person.
Last Name: Enter the last name of each individual landowner.
First Name: Enter the first name of each individual landowner.
MI: Enter the middle initial for each individual landowner.
SSN: Enter the social security number for each individual landowner.
% Tax Credit to be received: Enter the percent of the tax credit each landowner is to receive.
Additional Individual Landowners: Check this box if you have additional individual landowners or S-Corporation/Partnership information attached on a separate page.
County/City Property is in: Enter the county or city name that the property is in.
Location of Property/Tract: Enter the location of the property or tract.
Legal Description/Plat Reference: Enter the legal description or plat reference for the property.
Value of buffers is based on: Check appropriate box to describe what you based the value of the buffers on.
If Average Harvest Value/acres is checked, enter Total Harvest Value and Total Harvest Acres.
If Professional Timber Cruise is checked, enter the Cruised Timber Value Inside Buffer.
Harvest Degree Inside Buffers: Check appropriate box to describe degree of harvest in the buffers.
Date of Harvest Completion: Enter the date the harvest is completed. This will determine the tax year that the credit is redeemable for.

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