Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal Program

If you desire, I will help you significantly reduce your annual property taxes by enrolling your parcel in Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal (UVA) Program, also known as “Current Use”. When your land is enrolled in the UVA program, it is taxed based on its value as working forest or agricultural land rather than its residential or commercial development value. A Forest Management Plan is required for a property to be eligible for the UVA Program.

For more information on the Use Value Appraisal Program, refer to:

• Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation: Use Value Appraisal (Current Use)

• Vermont Department of Taxes: Current Use

Please note: Landowners enrolled in the UVA program are required to file a FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY REPORT (FMAR) with the County Forester by February 1 describing any forest management activity from the preceding year. You do not need to file a FMAR if no forestry activity occurred within the previous year. Please ask me if you have any questions about filing this report.