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Form Instructions

Form 179 Application for Riparian Buffer Tax Credit

Last Revised Date: 2004-09-07 [04/01/2002]

  1. Landowner(s) will complete this form when applying for riparian buffer tax credit and they are submitting their application in hard copy (not using the Online Application).
    • All form entries must be complete.
  2. Submit the hard copy application with appropriate attachments to the local VDOF office.
  3. Area Forester will enter the application into the Online Application.
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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