Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 35 - Tax Commission, State
Rule 35.01.03 - PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Section 35.01.03.130 - DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY CATEGORIES USED TO TEST FOR EQUALIZATION

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 35.01.03.130

Current through August 31, 2023

Sections 63-109 and 63-315, Idaho Code. The State Tax Commission establishes the primary categories listed herein for the purpose of testing values in each county and each school district for equalization by the Tax Commission under Section 63-109, Idaho Code. (3-31-22)

01. Definitions. The following definitions apply for the purposes of testing for equalization under Section 63-109, Idaho Code, notification under Sections 63-301 and 63-308, Idaho Code, and reporting under Section 63-509, Idaho Code. (3-31-22)

a. Primary Category. Primary category means the six (6) categories established and described in Subsections 130.02 through 130.07 of this rule, except for the use of secondary categories described in Subsection 130.07 of this rule and Paragraphs 131.02.b. and 131.05.b. of Rule 131, and used by the Tax Commission to test for equalization under Section 63-109, Idaho Code. (3-31-22)

b. Secondary Category. Secondary category means the categories established and described in Rules 510, 511, and 512 of these rules and used by county assessors to list property values on the valuation assessment notice under Sections 63-301 and 63-308, Idaho Code, and report values to the Tax Commission under Section 63509, Idaho Code, and Rule 509 of these rules. (3-31-22)

02. Vacant Residential Land Category. Vacant residential land is all vacant land used for residential purposes. The assessor listed this land in secondary categories 12, 15, 18, or 20, as described in Rule 510 of these rules, for the purposes of listing property values on the valuation assessment notice under Sections 63-301 and 63308, Idaho Code, and reporting values to the Tax Commission under Section 63-509, Idaho Code, and Rule 509 of these rules. (3-31-22)

03. Improved Residential Property Category. Improved residential property is all improvements used for residential purposes and the land upon which these improvements are located. The assessor listed this property in secondary categories 10 and 31, 46, or 48, 12 and 34, 46, or 48, 15 and 37, 46, or 48, 18 and 40, 20 and 41, 46, or 48, 26, 46, 48, or 50 together with secondary category 47 as appropriate for inclusion when valuing this property, as described in Rules 510 and 511 of these rules, for the purposes of listing property on the valuation assessment notice under Sections 63-301 and 63-308, Idaho Code, and reporting values to the Tax Commission under Section 63-509, Idaho Code, and Rule 509 of these rules. (3-31-22)

04. Vacant Commercial or Industrial Land Category. Vacant commercial or industrial land is all vacant land used for commercial or industrial purposes. The assessor listed this property in secondary categories 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21, or 22, as described in Rule 510 of these rules, for the purposes of listing property values on the valuation assessment notice under Sections 63-301 and 63-308, Idaho Code, and reporting values to the Tax Commission under Section 63-509, Idaho Code, and Rule 509 of these rules. (3-31-22)

05. Improved Commercial or Industrial Property Category. Improved commercial or industrial property is all improvements used for commercial or industrial purposes and the land upon which these improvements are located. The assessor listed this property in secondary categories 11 and 33, 13 and 35, 14 and 36, 16 and 38, 17 and 39, 21 and 42, 22 and 43, 27, or 51, as described in Rules 510 and 511 of these rules, for the purposes of listing property values on the valuation assessment notice under Sections 63-301 and 63-308, Idaho Code, and reporting values to the Tax Commission under Section 63-509, Idaho Code, and Rule 509 of these rules. (3-31-22)

06. Manufactured Homes on Leased Land Category. Manufactured homes on leased land are all manufactured homes on leased land that the assessor listed in secondary categories 49 or 65 together with secondary category 47 as appropriate for inclusion when valuing this property, as described in Rule 511 of these rules, for the purposes of listing property values on the valuation assessment notice under Sections 63-301 and 63-308, Idaho Code, and reporting values to the Tax Commission under Section 63-509, Idaho Code, and Rule 509 of these rules. (3-31-22)

07. Agricultural Land Category. Agricultural land is all land that the assessor listed in secondary categories 1 through 5 as described in Rule 510 of these rules. For agricultural land, secondary, rather than primary, category values are to be tested if significant in any county as defined in Rule 131 of these rules. (3-31-22)

08. Conversion Table: Secondary Categories to Primary Categories.

Conversion Table: Secondary Categories to Primary Categories

Secondary Categories

Primary Categories

12, 15, 18, or 20

Vacant Residential Land

10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 26, 31, 34, 37, 40, 41, 46, 47, 48, or 50

Improved Residential Property

11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21, or 22

Vacant Commercial or Industrial Land

11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 27, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 42, 43, or 51

Improved Commercial or Industrial Property

47, 49, or 65

Manufactured Housing on Leased Land

1-5

Agricultural Land

(3-31-22)

09. Cross Reference. For clarification of responsibilities relating to listing values on the valuation assessment notices or reporting values on the abstracts, see Rules 114, 115, 509, 510, 511, and 512 of these rules. For descriptions of secondary categories used to list land values on the valuation assessment notices and report land values on the abstracts, see Rule 510 of these rules, used to list improvement values on the valuation assessment notices and report improvement values on the abstracts, see Rule 511 of these rules, and used to list values for all property other than land or improvements on the valuation assessment notices and report these values on the abstracts, see Rule 512 of these rules. (3-31-22)

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